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Article Do Not Disturb One of the benefits of staying at a hotel is the magical “Do Not Disturb” sign that you can hang on the outside of your door. The sign is magical
Article Open Source Lessons for Business and Life We’re living in historic times. So much pain, disagreement, and the continual display of separate interests. Yet it is also a time of incredible opportunity. The chance to grow,
Article Feedback that Changes Lives When I first became a manager, I absolutely hated giving performance feedback. It wasn’t that I didn’t care for the employees – in fact many of them were dear
Article From Stick Figures to Picasso in 20 Minutes (How to Lead a More Rewarding Life) I can’t draw. In fact, I’m so bad at drawing that anytime I played the game Pictionary, none of my teammates could ever guess what I was attempting
Article Our Infinite Capacity for Self-Deception Each of us has a severely debilitating limitation – the desire be right. My opinion is correct. The candidate I voted for is the better choice. My worldview is accurate. You
Article The Day I Purchased Happiness When I was eight years old, I played two sports: baseball and football. The first position I was assigned to on the little league team was 3rd base. But after
Article Unleashing Potential – Part 2 (Becoming a Better Follower) The age-old business challenge: how to get the most out of people? We all know the different kinds of leaders from the coercive drivers, authoritarian rulers, coaching / affiliative partners, and
Article Unleashing Potential – Part 1 Have you ever witnessed the hidden potential suddenly unleashed inside of someone? It can be life transforming, as exemplified in this true story. As a committee board member for People’
Article I'm Too Young For This It isn’t hard to spot the modern day social media heroes when you look beyond the blitz of self-proclaimed “online media moguls” amassing their hordes of “friends” and “followers”
Article How NOT to Live a Life of Mediocrity It all starts with your thoughts, which often come from the influences we allow into our life. Which is why I think everyone should have their own personal advisory board.
Article On Getting Distracted (and Losing Opportunity) Picture this: you’re in some sort of brainstorming meeting that is going spectacularly well – lots of really great ideas are flying around, the energy is flowing, you’re taking