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Let the Problem Solve Us
Let the Problem Solve Us
‘Let the problem solve us’ means going deeper, asking how and why the problem occurred and what we can learn from it. It means letting…
June 26, 2025
To Learn From a Book, Close the Book
This is an incredibly effective technique to deeply engrain new knowledge. Read a few pages or a chapter or any passage that strikes you as…
June 24, 2025
What is the View Out Your Windshield?
Your windshield view is a metaphor for what you keep in front of you as well as for your world view. Do you focus on…
June 19, 2025
Do You Have a Standard?
Do you hold yourself… and others… accountable? To a high bar? One that calls out to and requires the best of you? One that you…
June 17, 2025
In Praise of Developmental Discomfort
Developmental discomfort is the ‘awkward zone’ part of significant change, of significant personal and professional growth. Just as a weightlifter needs to ‘feel the burn’ to…
June 12, 2025
We Construct Our Own Reality
Do you see your beliefs as beliefs? Or call them reality? Your perceptions, your experiences, and the way you’ve interpreted them, the meaning you’ve placed…
June 10, 2025
Double-Loop Learning: Thinking Different, Thinking Better
Single-Loop Learning is where you fix a mistake by changing your behavior… but your mental models, your world view, your core beliefs and the supporting…
June 5, 2025
Purposeful Followership
Purposeful followership is a value-driven choice to support a leader, team, or mission, a conscious choice to support worthwhile goals. The concept of purposeful followership…
May 29, 2025
Stress is not an event…
Stress is not an event; it is a learned reaction to an event. This is my mantra and while not a silver bullet, repeating it…
May 27, 2025
Life’s Extras
Many things are not strictly necessary for survival… yet still elevate our lives and impart joy and meaning. I’m coming up on a third of…
May 22, 2025
Followership is as Important as Leadership
Great followers and great leaders go hand in hand. The concept that a leader has sole responsibility for the success of their relationship is an…
May 20, 2025