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Too Easy = Harder?
Princeton University psychologist Daniel Oppenheimer did a study where information was presented to two groups in two formats: One printed in small, hard-to-read gray type,…
November 17, 2010
Don’t Solve the Problem, Build the Problem Solver
This most definitely falls under the heading of sharing what I most want to learn. When you are good at problem-solving it takes tremendous discipline…
November 12, 2010
To Know and Not Do Is To Not Know
I sometimes lead a short personal leadership course for the incoming real estate grad students at the University of Florida. I often tell them the…
November 11, 2010
Star Tasks vs. Guardian Tasks: Harvard Business Review and Pirates
According to Hayagreeva Raoa’s guest column in the October 2010 issue of Harvard Business Review (HBR), “What 17th-Century Pirates Can Teach Us About Job Design,”…
November 3, 2010
The Courage to Lead: I’m Still a Work in Progress, Always Will Be
For a long time I was reluctant to engage in certain forms of leadership. The straight business side, such as goal setting, planning, and directing…
November 2, 2010
Never Major in Minor Things
The New York Times recently reported, “In a magazine article seven years ago, the chief executive of the Journal Register Company, the publicly traded newspaper…
October 19, 2010
The Downside of the Relentless Pursuit of the Perfect Leader
I’ve got feet of clay. I’m very comfortable with that. And I want to be very up front about it. If you are looking for…
October 14, 2010
The Power of One
Every now and then life gives you one of those wonderful human-to-human experiences that leaves a pleasantly lingering warm glow. I had such an encounter…
October 13, 2010
Thirty Methods: Overcoming Three Big Mistakes. Mistake #3: Assume That Good Example And Relationship Are Sufficient
“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey “In our attempts to influence others, we commonly make three mistakes, all related either to ignoring or…
October 7, 2010
Can Conflict Be a Good Thing?
Or put another way, can excessive politeness stifle problem solving? Can gentle civility, carried too far, keep ideas from being properly challenged? Sufficiently tested? Can…
September 20, 2010
30 Methods of Influence: #30 Let Natural Consequences Teach Responsible Behavior
“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey 30. Let natural consequences teach responsible behavior. One of the kindest things we can do is to…
September 16, 2010