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Celeste Headlee is an award-winning journalist, professional speaker, and author. In her 20-year career in public radio, she has been an executive producer and has anchored programs including Tell Me More, Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She also anchored presidential coverage in 2012 for the PBS World Channel. Celeste\u2019s TEDx Talk sharing 10 ways to have a better conversation has over 23 million total views to date. Celeste\u2019s newest book, Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving, has just been released.\n\nLEADERSHIP INSIGHTS\n\n- The notion that email and texting are faster and more effective is a delusion. The voice is superior in conveying communication more richly.\n- Reclaim your time by finding out where your hours are going.\n- Many people feel like they\u2019re working more because they never really leave work\u2014they take it home with them. Rebuild those boundaries.\n- The human brain doesn\u2019t persist; it pulses. Take regular breaks (e.g. every 45 minutes).\n- Putting your nose to the grindstone is counterproductive.\n- To be aware of your time use, keep a diary. Be honest.\n- Schedule \u201cidle time\u201d\u2014time when you do nothing.\n- Do something nice for someone every single day. It is good for you (in addition to others).\n\nQUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION\n\n\u2013 What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? The idea that we\u2019re always listening not with the intent to understand but with the intent to reply.\n- Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: \u201cA leader is\u2026\u201d A connector, a coach, and a cheerleader.\n- What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? Am I getting honest feedback?\n- What book would you recommend to leaders? The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations by James Surowiecki\n- If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Stop using email all the time!\n- As a general life principle, is it better to ask \u201cwhy?\u201d or \u201cwhy not?\u201d \u201cWhy?\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s natural as a journalist!\n\nWebsite:\nhttps://www.celesteheadlee.com/\n\nFind Celeste on social media:\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/CelesteHeadlee (@CelesteHeadlee)\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/celesteheadlee (@CelesteHeadlee)\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celesteheadlee (in/CelesteHeadlee)