The Wise Manager
The new manager asks or tells people what to do and wonders, “Why won’t they do what I want?” Telling louder or more nicely works …
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Inspirational Fail
Inspirational posters and Instagram posts typically fail us. That’s because wise words do not transmit wisdom, they only coax us toward wisdom if we’re ready. …
This Is Big
How we (deep down) feel about ourselves determines much (almost all) of our effectiveness at work and in life. We can see this easily. If …
Why You Need to Heed The Signal
We’ve grown up thinking that feeling bad means that there is something wrong with us, them, or the situation and that this something wrong needs to …
How Do You See This One Sentence?
When we are running on battery power and drained, the tools, insights, and approaches that we most need sound wrong. Plugged in, we will see …
Good Leadership, Wise Business
The sages tell us that there are only two reactions to anything: fear or love. Nothing else. So if we catch ourselves feeling bad or …
Public Service Announcement: The Wisdom Virus
Be careful now. No matter how young or old we are, wisdom can strike us any time and when we least expect it. Symptoms include …
The Dance of Change
“What got you here won’t get you there.” – Marshall Goldsmith. “There is no need to change. Survival is not mandatory.” – W. Edwards Deming. …
How to Use All that Wisdom
When we are running a low buzz, most of the wisdom and advice we hear sounds like misguided, wishful thinking, at best, or deceptive cruelty …
We Need Your Wisdom
We all need regular doses of wisdom to counter the less effective ways and thoughts we tend to carry around. Any wisdom contained in these …