Sometimes we need to admit we’re tired, we can’t do it all and we must let some things wait for another day. The challenge becomes not to abandon the task forever, just for now. To that end, I’m off for a week or so. Be good while I’m away and keep driving change. Feel free […]
Yes. That’s the answer to the question, “Can this really be happening?” Now… What are you going to do about it? Alex Bellink via Compfight
We learn something every day, and lots of times its that what we’ve learned the day before was wrong.” – Bill Vaughan In The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has An Expiration Date, Samuel Arbesman makes the same point. More of us would do well to remember that things we think stay true
Nick Wheeler via Compfight Pick one. A: Your organization is successful but you can’t understand why it is successful. or B: Your organization is not successful but you can understand why it isn’t successful. Which option did you pick? Why? My choice is B. I would rather have an unsuccessful organization and be capable of
Don’t follow it. An unwritten rule by its definition cannot compel compliance. Only written rules can compel compliance, hence a cop may give you a ticket only for violating the written rules. The unwritten rule’s power is found in your willingness to submit to it and your fear of the consequences if you don’t. If
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A home without books is like a room without windows.” – H. G. Rickover Maybe it’s because I’ve just finished Senge’s The Fifth Discipline, but I’ve begun to notice–more than I ever did before–who does and doesn’t have books featured prominently in their offices. I know I have a book obsession, so the shelves upon
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According to Gallup’s Strengths Finder 2.0 test, my top five strengths are: Maximizer Strategic Arranger Learner Activator I’ve been putting them all into play this week, at work and at home. The effort is leaving me at times exhausted and at other times enlivened. Right now, exhausted is winning. What are your top five strengths
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Confidence (noun) – belief in oneself and one’s powers and abilities. Can I make you have confidence in yourself? No. Can I give you confidence in yourself? No. I can have confidence in you (i.e., full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing), but even that won’t necessarily dictate
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted … but to weigh and consider.” – Sir Francis Bacon Perhaps this is a silly quote of the week, for how few of us read these days (beyond blogs of course)? In many organizations, if you express a penchant (noun: a strong
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