The Fear (and Joy) of Starting with the Problem
Sometimes we have a visceral reaction against starting with a problem. But there is great joy in problems when we look at them in a better way.
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Choose Wisely, Leader
Everywhere we look, there are tumultuous events on the surface and a calmer, wiser, stronger force sitting quietly behind the hoopla. We see it in …
Choosing to Relieve Your Company’s Growth Pains
Growth hurts. We don’t like the complexity. Our company used to be simpler but now has more people and more moving parts. We spend time …
What You’re Like
“Man will be better when you show him what he is like.” – Chekhov. How to improve your leadership and your team’s.
Spread This Instead
There is nothing about our current situation that we cannot handle. We only waste our energy if we worry, try to not worry, or try …
Light Up
At times like this, it’s good to remember: one of us shining a light helps hundreds, thousands, or millions to step away from the dark. …
Impostor Syndrome?
Generally, we’ve come to believe that there’s a right path, pattern, or process for success. Nope. There may be some helpful principles but otherwise we …
Generate Results in Meetings
We might push, posture, protect, or prattle to get results in a meeting. Or we can let go, listen, learn, and lean in. Which aprroach …
Others’ Behavior
We spend way too much time and energy trying to get others to behave so that we feel better. Far better is to find a …
Pump
Destructive leadership rations energy. Productive leadership pumps energy into everyone freely. To share so much, we first have to find and tap for ourselves a …