Jeans, Shoes, and Delegation
Have you ever tried to take off or put on a pair of jeans without first removing your shoes? When we are in a hurry, …
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A Secret to Life
There is a secret to life. And the poets and other artists know it! Who’d have guessed, eh? They really want us to know it, …
Race
Sometimes we compete on price not value. Sometimes we attribute the basest of motivations to others and similarly justify our own slide. Sometimes, when we …
One Way to Change Another
Changing another’s behavior is tricky. We know because we tend to resist others who try to change us. Here’s one way that usually works, though. …
Fit and Freaks
“It is OK to let your freak flags fly and embrace the quirkmeister that’s inside of all of us.” –k.d. lang The truth is, we …
Bunfights
If we don’t agree on what is now true, what we want it to be in the future, and why, then we are doomed to …
Fools to Think
We would be fools to think that our vision of how it should happen is the right, only, or best way. You know that, of …
You Have a Mission
You have a mission. No matter how young or old you are, it’s inside you and aching to be realized. Even in the face of …
How to Move Negotiations Past Stalemate
Everyone brings to a negotiation a story about what is true, what is wanted, and what should be done. This is fine and useful. It …
Be a Powerful Leader
A forceful leader defends her vulnerabilities and discounts her people’s capabilities. All that remains available to her to get things done is some form of …