Doesn’t it make you crazy when people can’t see the big picture? You’ll be in the middle of a project, and they do something completely counter to the goals. In our family, we call it the doorbell dynamic. There’s a story to explain. My parents remodeled their house a few years back. It.
[Read More]It’s that weird thing that no one can seem to put their finger on. But it’s why some people succeed where others fail. Traditional wisdom says that success or failure is largely determined by your skills and knowledge. But there’s a third element of success that’s more intangible. Sometimes we call it.
[Read More]From the anal-retentive drones whose PowerPoint presentations seem to last for weeks to the overbearing braggart who can’t stop telling you how wonderful he is, some people just aren’t very good at communicating. You’ve probably also experienced the awkward silences, stammered replies and mid-sentence brain freezes that can stall a meeting, presentation.
[Read More]War, disease, famine, your checking account. Sometimes big problems can seem so overwhelming you don’t know where to start. It feels like trying to dig a hole to China. With a spoon. But what if instead of feeling like you had to solve the whole problem, you could just solve one.
[Read More]As the cameras zoomed in, he started to squirm.When they cut to the close up, his entire head looked like it was about to explode. He had come on the Dr. Phil show because he wanted to repair his marriage in the aftermath of his affair. But with his personal life.
[Read More]As the cameras zoomed in, he started to squirm.When they cut to the close up, his entire head looked like it was about to explode. He had come on the Dr. Phil show because he wanted to repair his marriage in the aftermath of his affair. But with his personal life.
[Read More]In every conflict, there are really three sides to it (like a triangle) – your truth on one side, their truth on the other, and then the higher-level solution at the top. If you stay stuck on your side of the triangle, younever solve the problem. The Triangle of Truth, my new.
[Read More]How do you live or work with someone who sees the world through a different lens than you do? This was the challenge facing Thomas Jefferson and John Adams back in 1776. Adams, considered by most historians to be a conservative, and Jefferson, whom most view as a liberal,.
[Read More]We’re at a turning point. We claim we want civility. But let’s be honest; what we really want is for the other side to shut up. We can criticize the politicians, but how many of us truly want to collaborate or cooperate? Here’s the deal, people: Congress works for.
[Read More]We’re at a turning point. We claim we want civility. But let’s be honest; what we really want is for the other side to shut up. We can criticize the politicians, but how many of us truly want to collaborate or cooperate? Here’s the deal, people: Congress works for.
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