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Involvement Breeds Commitment

I’ve got a lot of ideas, and some of them are even good ones. But mostly I’ve got more ideas then I’ve

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Excusitis

Excusitis: Psychological disorder resulting from the need to defer responsibility to anyone or anything other than oneself. This disorder is usually accompanied

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“The Speed of Trust” by Stephen Covey

This is a review and summary of “The Speed of Trust,” written by Stephen M.R. Covey, son of The 7 Habits of

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Always Assume Postive Intent

Assuming positive intent means that you consciously chose to assume that the people you work with have good intentions, that they are

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Groupthink

Groupthink is when everyone in a group thinks alike, and consensus is valued more than independent or creative thinking. Groupthink is a

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Irrational Fears?

I have made a life-long study of risk and people’s perceptions of risk and their reactions to it. After all, the El

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Birds of a Feather

Role models and group norms are powerful, but perhaps we have never realized how incredibly powerful they can be. A recent study

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Emotion is Energy in Motion

Emotion can be thought of as “energy in motion.” To change your mood, MOVE! Or change your circumstances! The other day I

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Make it a game

We often know what we should do. But sometimes we are challenged to get ourselves to do as well as we know.

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Everywhere you go, there you are.

“Everywhere you go, there you are” means to me that change must ultimately come from within. I used to think that if

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“I Intend To…”

Effective delegation, levels of empowerment, the limits of authority. All topics worthy of entire books, much less a single blog. So I’m

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Memorial Day: Are We Worthy?

On this Memorial Day, it behooves us to remember the long line of men and women who have died that we may