9 ideas for successful hybrid meetings

4 steps to renew your focus and passion | How differences among people give rise to creativity | Read more from Steve McKee on SmartBrief on Leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( September 2, 2021 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [4 steps to renew your focus and passion]( A more effective method of recharging and regaining energy starts with not just stopping activity, but also creating time and space to reflect, writes Dan Oestreich. "Reignition isn't mindless passion; it's mindful passion," he writes. 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