There are times in both personal and professional situations where apparent road blocks get in the way of achieving your desired goals. Earlier in my life, these road blocks discouraged me. Now, I … [Read more...]
Learn From Bubble Wrap – Reinvent Yourself For Greater Success
This week marks the 50th anniversary of an iconic American product - Bubble Wrap. It is slightly older than me, so it has been around my whole life. I have only known the product as a protective … [Read more...]
Why You Shouldn’t Take Conflict Resolution Lessons From Politicians
As I watch the political process, I wonder if very many politicians really understand how to build consensus and to reach joint decisions that protect the interests (as much as possible) of everyone … [Read more...]
Getting What You Want With Gentle Persistence
My brother and I have pretty well mastered the art of getting what we want from the humans we adopted. They're pretty nice people, but they don't always understand us immediately. So, we have learned … [Read more...]
Communicating About Change – Connect With Emotions
Today, we had our monthly Group Coaching call for Silver Remarkable Leadership Learning System members. Using the handout from this month's Remarkable Leadership teleseminar as a discussion guide, … [Read more...]
Snow Drifts, Driving Lessons, and Conflict Resolution
Last week, we got a snow fall that closed school for a day. During the day, road crews cleared the roads. Even though we live in a pretty rural area, most of the roads were safely passable by the … [Read more...]
Confusion Breeds Conflict
Recently, a group that I frequently work with decided to do some community outreach work. In the process, they put together a project to help families struggling with food costs. As the project … [Read more...]
Enabling Process Improvement
For the past several months, I have been working with my friend and colleague Kevin Eikenberry on a number of projects. As part of my responsibility in working with Kevin, I serve as a coach on the … [Read more...]
Just Say “I’m Sorry”
I've written about the power of apology in the past, and today I was reminded of the power of the words "I'm sorry" by a short article I read in the November 23 edition of BusinessWeek magazine. As … [Read more...]
Easy Isn’t Necessarily Best
Yesterday, I stopped at a fast-food restaurant to grab a sandwich. When I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed six or seven cars in the drive through line and no one standing in line inside the … [Read more...]
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