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An Easy Way to Avoid Learning
Want to avoid learning? Want to ignore the lessons? Then find the inevitable exception and cling to it! Argue passionately! Vehemently! As a leader, I…
July 28, 2011
Fostering The Hardy Personality
The hardy personality is one that can experience situations others would consider stressful, yet still remain calm and function at a high level. Three common…
July 20, 2011
Responsible = Response Able
When you are “response able” you are able to choose your response. No “But I had no other choice.” No arguing for your weakness, no…
June 23, 2011
Coat & Tie vs. Global Warming: Which One Wins?
A recent New York Times article dealt with a 30-day experiment raising the thermostat settings (72 to 77 in general, 70 to 75 in conference…
June 14, 2011
An Entrepreneur’s Questions
Entrepreneurs are forever challenging convention, querying the need for the status quo, asking – Why are things done the way they are? – Is there…
May 25, 2011
No Individual Raindrop Takes Responsibility But the Flood Still Happens
Occasionally I hear someone lambasting politicians for pandering* to the masses in order to be re-elected, or bemoaning the lack of community spirit, or the…
May 12, 2011
Expect The Best. Inspect for What You Expect.
You do not get what you expect, you get what you inspect. What gets measured gets done. What you choose to inspect also sends a…
April 19, 2011
Words Matter
An experiment in diagnosis bias* was once conducted at MIT. A class had just been seated when a college representative walked in and explained that…
April 7, 2011
You’ve Got Time to Lean, You’ve Got Time to Clean
Normally, I’m pretty happy when I visit my company’s communities. A rare exception occurred a while ago that I’ve not forgotten. Two Team Members in…
March 29, 2011
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 Dorado of investment…
March 22, 2011
What Do You Do When You Do Nothing?
The question is for real. It is not intended to be a koan.* “What do you do when you do nothing?” asks what do you…
February 15, 2011