We Needn’t
Assuming we know the outcomes we want to see, there are two ways we can approach any given situation. We can worry about how it …
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Stop Trying to Control It All
When too much is outside your control, stop trying to control it all. Control only what you can: your own reactions. Influence only what you …
Frustration-Free Results
Trying to make things happen is a sure source of frustration. When we see something we don’t want, we tend to want to control things …
Power and its Opposite
Let’s agree to be powerful leaders (with or without title). To do that, let’s first distinguish power from its opposite. Power is the stance of …
The Alternative to Control
Where we don’t trust the future, the universe, or others, we try awfully hard to control or avoid (and avoid is really another form of …
Push for Profits?
As business people, we know that more efficiency and productivity bring more profits. Yet, as humans, we know that none of us are machines. If …
Willingness
How do the leaders we admire do what they do? What trait best predicts success? People have tried for ages to figure this out. Best …
Failure in Advance
“Anxiety is nothing but repeatedly re-experiencing failure in advance. What a waste.” – Seth Godin We think we have control of or have to control …
Debugging Delegation
There are four reasons people fail to delegate when they should. They Fear doing it incorrectly. “I don’t know what to delegate or how to …
Do What You Can
Stephen Covey, in his famous book the The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, never said, “When you want to control, stick to what you …