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Should I Stay, Or Should I Go Now…When is Enough, Enough?
1 Thought: We’ve all been tired and felt overworked from time to time. We’ve all felt like a cast member in BIll Murray’s Groundhog Day Movie from time to time, same thing every day,week, and month…life on repeat and no end in sight. There was a particular person who inspired me to write this post.…
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One Step In Front of You.
1 Thought: Breaking down large goals into small steps is a process I’m certain we all do, and do well. But what gives us the confidence to go after larger goals with extreme confidence. Robert Frost is quoted saying “the best way out is through”. I absolutely love that statement as it really hi-lites the…
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Please Put On Your Own Mask Before Helping Others!
1 Thought: Why do you think they say at the beginning of every flight during the safety demonstration they tell you to secure your own oxygen mask before helping others? Ever thought of that statement? Seems almost selfish, and certainly not very heroic sounding at all; not the actions of a leader or any decent…
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Your Kids in the Workplace
1 Thought: The image above doesn’t seem that long ago for me, and in some ways it’s how we always see our children, but they do grow up, and they do it very quickly. I’m a father of 4, now adults, all in the workplace and thriving thank goodness. How do we prepare them for…
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Bang Bang…You Shot Me Down!
1 Thought: Title credit given to the talented daughter of Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra. Not every pitch goes as planned. Not every sale ends in a “yes”. Sometimes in fact we seem to be on a streak of rejection and being shot down. This streak can be disheartening and can affect the psyche if not…
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2 Winning Management Styles. Which One are You?
1 Thought: Managing a group of people is a tough role and choices need to be made as to how you are going to lead. When working with any size team you have multiple personalities that respond to instruction, direction, and critiques in different ways and as a manager it’s your responsibility to lead them…
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Detachment
1 Thought: Detachment: …separating from the larger group There’s the old saying that you can’t see the forest for the trees. This posts intent is to provide a few points that can assist you in recognizing when you are too close, recognizing the times that this consistently seems to occur, and lastly a few actionable…
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Emperor’s New Clothes…You Don’t Have To See Them!
1 Thought: The collective illusion we all know from the original story of the Emperor’s New clothes is exemplified and amplified greatly as markets tighten up in a strained economy. Sadly the more “fortunate” we feel to have our jobs the less creative we “feel” we should be. Let me explain. When things are “good”…
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Skill Issues: Be of High Human Agency
1 Thought: Looking back, or at current situations, have you ever run across a problem or issue that with the right amount of time or training you couldn’t have handled? The subject of this post is to address just that topic, and hopefully provide you a few actionable steps to manage future challenges…lord knows there…
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You’re Fired! What’s Your Replacement Going to Do First?
1 Thought: Thinking about what your replacement might make their first course of business after you get fired is I feel a provocative way to suggest we look at our existing situation with a new lens. This could be a slightly painful procedure but one that’s worth having. I can say I have done this…
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