In Trombone Player Wanted, Marcus Buckingham says that only 17% of people questioned in a Gallup poll said they play to their strengths most of the time at work. I’m one of the people in that 17% so most days are great for me, but today was an especially wonderful day. I feel strong when […]
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Today I challenge you to find something in your day that you can claim as a win. Did you arrive on time to the meeting you’re always late for? Win. Did you smile at your co-worker that always has a frown on his face? Win. Did you work up the courage to tell that annoying
Often change efforts stall during the summer months. People go on vacation. The daylight is longer and people’s attention for work seems shorter. Here are four rules to beat the summer lull: Rule 1: Don’t fight it. The lull happens. It’s what you do with it that matters. You could tidy up your project files
Do what you can with what you have where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt Stop wishing for what you don’t have. Stop waiting to be at some other place–or some other time. Do something today. Drive change!
I’m always a bit spun up after I finished a challenging book and my latest read has left me more spun up than most. I’ve just finished reading Ayn Rand’s 650+ page The Fountainhead. I include how many pages the novel has only to shorten the time between when you consider reading the book and
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Years ago I fled my cubicle. The work that was in the cubicle was never enough for me. I wanted to work on the things that were about the work before it got to me or about the work after it left, be that Theory of Constraints for work queuing or manuals for standardizing processes.
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Are you only stopping by to see what I’m up to? Do you think I write this blog so I can enjoy you watching me drive change? I’m not writing this so you can watch me. I’m writing this so you can be more of who you want to (maybe even need to) be. In
Metaphors yield a surplus of meaning.” – Paul Riceour, French philosopher of linguistics When you driving change you’re often taking people to a place they’ve never been. As it often isn’t a physical place you’re taking them, you don’t have the crutch of photography to rely on. What can you do to paint a picture
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Seth Godin wrote today of Low Esteem and the Factory, of how many companies are still looking for employees they can categorize, command and dominate. He writes: If you want to raise your game and build an organization filled with people who will change everything, the first thing to look for is someone who hasn’t
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When Seth Godin tells you to offer your assumptions… Instead of arguing for a course of action based on the status quo or your emotional gut, describe the theory of the case. …he’s outlining the Model II portion of the research and teachings of Chris Argyris. If you want to improve your change driving skills,
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