How to Prevent Burnout when Working From Home
Working more hours yet have less time to get our work done. On calls, Zoom, or Teams all day. Rear end feels welded to the …
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The Problem Isn’t Between You and Me…
…or you and them or us and them. No. The problem is always over there, on the table in front of us. And you and I …
Where the Really Good Solutions Are Hiding
Most of the conflicts we see in the news and in our businesses are silly and wasteful. Stuck in our positions, we snipe, grouse, and …
Helpful or Confusing?
Other people’s perspectives can either open new possibilities or merely add confusion. Mostly, we get to choose which it will be. And they get to …
At Each Others’ Throats
For the most part, we can all agree about the symptoms of a problem (say, the volume of traffic at rush hour or a spike in complaints …
The Fundamental Challenge for Teams
The fundamental challenge for any team of two or more people is trust. When there is lack of trust, issues about who does what, who …
Six Tough Questions for Better Sales and Collaboration
We can answer the following questions both when we sell something to our clients and when we seek better collaboration with others inside our organization. What …
The Shortest Distance
We are here, we need to be there, and we need to take these steps to get there. It’s the straight line, the shortest distance. Yet …
When Meetings Are Painful
Most meetings serve two distinct functions: to track and to choose. These functions don’t mix well. In a tracking meeting, we check progress, coordinate with …
Being Right Is Awful And What Works Better
Being right is awful. How can it be that we are so sure we are right and yet everyone argues with, fights, or ignores us? …