Have fewer, shorter meetings

LeBron embraces mindfulness, rest on his road to success | Value authenticity to beat the competition | Use the tension of intractable trade-offs to grow Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 28, 2020 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading Edge [] [LeBron embraces mindfulness, rest on his road to success]( LeBron embraces mindfulness, rest on his road to success James (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) LeBron James is disciplined about getting enough rest, working at his craft and using mindfulness to prepare himself mentally for the day ahead, writes Alaina Love. "It's about having a champion's mindset and recognizing that it's actually the preparation to be successful that matters more than the competition," she writes. 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[Kwokchain]( (1/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Smarter Communication [] [Have fewer, shorter meetings]( Improve the efficiency of meetings by limiting their length and number of participants and asking for feedback on how to improve, writes Dan Rockwell, who offers 12 ways to make meetings better. "Anyone who consistently leaves meetings without something to do shouldn't be in the meeting," he writes. [Leadership Freak]( (1/27) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Innovation & Creativity A weekly spotlight on making the next big thing happen [] [What makes innovation labs most effective?]( Innovation labs can be effective when they have support from top and middle managers and what they produce fits with the company's core businesses, writes Vip Vyas, CEO of Distinctive Performance. "An effective innovation lab should be a platform for sharing ideas that focus on relevant industry topics and themes to uncover new opportunities," Vyas writes. 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