Drama
Many of us fall prey to drama at work and in life. When I raise the alarm, call out the failings, or even just quietly …
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Beacon
Focusing on what’s wrong is such an easy trap to fall into, good leader. Most people focus too much on the negative. That’s why we …
The Danger of Focusing on What’s Wrong
Just look at everything we have to do. -Every leader Though there is so much to do, fix, and improve (and we will never, ever be …
If We Focus On What’s Wrong…
…we will only succeed in perpetuating it (or something like it). In other words, we will never solve a problem by complaining about it, wishing …
New Focus. New Results.
When we notice something right, we can encourage more of it by focusing on it. Appreciating people’s good work, for example, sets the stage for …
We Need New Truth
Truth is what we say it is. We leaders need this newer definition of truth. The old way is ruining things. Thinking of truth in …
Open the Door to More
If we persist in thinking that there’s something fundamentally wrong with them, us, or the situation, then we will be locked into our current levels …
The Right-Wrong Trap
We fall into the Right-Wrong Trap whenever we try to convince someone we are right. If we fall into this trap, we will have a …
Focusing on What’s Wrong?
Focusing on what’s wrong feels bad. And it is helpful as long as we continue on to what we want instead and what’s right already. Otherwise, …
How to Lead When Things Go Wrong
When things go wrong (and when they keep going wrong), our temptation is to judge the people involved as underperforming nogoodniks. (We occasionally will use …