Simply Thank Them
There are people who will say, “You can’t.” Some may say, “You shouldn’t.” If what you do affects them directly (perhaps you are, for instance, …
News Diet
Murder, conflict, politics, woe. Sigh. Whether we hear it, watch it, or read it, our daily dose of news stories feels bad, triggers defensiveness, and …
Same Thing, Ya?
I regularly remind people that, in order to get whatever they are after, they must first feel good, then act. When we are low, the …
Leader Win-Team Win
Q: Does the leader make the team or the team the leader? A: Yes. A successful group needs a great team and leader. Change either …
You Need Not Struggle
We regularly struggle in jobs that have long ago stopped working for us. We get stuck because our day-to-day busy-ness takes all our time. And …
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 …
Organizational Overwhelm
When your entire team or organization is in overwhelm, one or more of these are broken. Rhythm – Too many, too few, or the wrong …
Three Ways of Looking at it All
There are generally three ways to look at things. And people predominately stick with the one way they are used to. Things are bad. There’s …
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 …
Expect It – Refined
I am grateful to a reader of yesterday’s Note (“expect that what you want will arrive”) because she helped me refine my suggestion. She noted …