I'm tired of so much of daily life and experience revolving around conflict. It dominates a disproportionate share of the news and far too much of our personal and professional lives and experiences. I'm tired of watching national newscasts only to see the latest iteration of countries fighting with one another, rogue administrations fighting against …
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Wag More, Bark Less
Earlier this week I shared a book review of Seth Godin's Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us as well as another post inspired by the book about leading from the bottom. Today's post has its genesis in one sentence found in the book where Godin lists his principles related to creating a movement. His final …
The Worst Mistakes I’ve Made As An Employee
I believe in the value of sharing mistakes I've made in the hope that others may benefit from my experience and avoid making those same mistakes. To that end, I thought it might be good to reflect on poor choices I've made in various roles across multiple companies and post about them here. The list …
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Acknowledge the Elephant in the Room
How many times have you been in a conversation with others and wanted to bring up some obvious topic, but failed to do so? How many times have you sat in meetings, heard proposals, watched presentations, discussed important matters, or been embarrassed on behalf of someone else, all the while dying to say what is …
Leap Year Lesson #347: Humble Pie Tastes Bad, But It’s Good For You
I had a kind, good person at work send me an email today concerned about some things I had said recently. She feared that my remarks could be harmful if taken in a way that pitted one group against another. While that was not my intent in making the remarks, I can certainly understand where …
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