Feeling Justified?
We might feel justified for thinking that we are small, low-power players who cannot possibly change the things we care about. But we’d be wrong. …
Rock Stars
When we are worried about what to say, how someone might react, or how we’ll be judged, we are pointing the camera at ourselves. We get …
Conundrum
At the bottom of every problem there is at least one emotion. We are uncomfortable (even fearful) approaching and acknowledging such emotions in ourselves and …
You Gotta Tell ‘Em
Needing to deal with poor behavior from someone (especially when it’s consistent) is actually our second problem. Our first problem is telling them. If we …
Big
The antidote to most any problem is trusting that we are bigger than the problem and that we can handle anything. And we so can. …
Why Getting Our Way Is Worse Than We Think
We have generally two ways to get others to do what we want. We can use “get my way” methods or we can go for …
Why Not?
What if we give all of our current projects a score? Things that we love doing, that serve us well, that have us feeling great …
This Changes Everything
Two simple thoughts cause most of the pain and dysfunction we see around us. They are, “We are separate,” and, “There is not enough.” Consider …
We Need These Two Unexpected Leadership Traits for Growth
If we want to grow our companies, there are leadership traits far more important than ones we might imagine. Things like intelligence, experience, persuasion, decision making, …
Getting Them To Do
If we ask, “How do I get them to do this thing I want them to do?” we’ll be asking the wrong question. The right …