It’s Just a Little White Lie…
Do you want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? The unvarnished truth? The ugly truth? If you’re like most people – and if you’re being honest with yourself – the answer is probably...
View ArticleIt’s Not about You
You can breathe a big sigh of relief because this blog is not about you. In fact, there isn’t much in this world that is about you. Throughout time and space and even in this moment, almost nothing is...
View ArticleWhen Teaching, Don’t Forget to Learn
As I’m writing this, I’m preparing to say goodbye to 21 leaders graduating from a year-long immersion leadership program. We’ve traveled together, celebrated together, learned together and laughed a...
View ArticleTalk is Cheap
When you say “thank you” or other words typically used to express appreciation, be sure your behaviors back up what you’ve verbalized. Insincere or automatic responses are no better than manipulative...
View ArticleA Part of the Whole
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Captain Jean-Luc Picard is overtaken by the Borg. This race of cyborgs says to him over and over again “resistance is futile.” Eventually, Picard succumbs. Indeed,...
View ArticleShared Spaces
At home, at work, at school, out in public, on an airplane, in our cars, no matter where we go… We all share common spaces.By and large, we do a fine job of sharing those common spaces. We have to in...
View ArticleTaking Risks in Relationships
Nearly every relationship starts with courage. To meet someone and get to know him or her requires vulnerability. To take relationships to deeper levels requires even more vulnerability, exposing...
View ArticleOh, the Noise, Noise, NOISE!
By guest blogger Renee Calvert The whinnying horse was a new one. Because our office is located in a busy business park with several doctor’s offices, a community center and an active neighborhood...
View ArticleEveryone Leads
Everyone leads. Everyone sells. Everyone connects. These are three inevitable and undeniable truths, but we try to dodge them. People deny that they lead in their everyday lives. People refuse to call...
View ArticleA Manifesto: I’m Not Going to Help You If…
I’m writing this blog to myself. You’re welcome to read it and to use any part of it you may find useful. I have to write this down because I need some boundaries. I like helping people, but I keep...
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