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Thought Tweet #993
Thought Tweet #993 When the status quo is getting you down, take your finger off the limbo switch ! The Thinking Behind The Tweet Don't bend over backwards…
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Thought Tweet #992
Thought Tweet #992 Note to Self: Today I will not jump to any obtusions. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Justification: really, I won't be giving up anything…
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You too can transform your character
“Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good…
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A Solution Mindset
Before you blame People for the problems make sure you have given sufficient thought to the Processes and the Situation.
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Quick to Criticize, Tough to Build Trust
Business Contains Only 3 Things: People, Processes, & Situations. When a problem arises at work you can consider these 3 things and you can choose from 3…
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The Destructive Power of Attribution Bias
From Wikipedia... In psychology , an attribution bias or attributional bias is a cognitive bias that refers to the systematic errors made when people…
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Big Changes, Difficult Changes...never Impossible Changes
"It is very difficult to make really big, important, life-changing decisions because we are all susceptible to a formidable array of decision biases. There…
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Thought Tweet #982
Thought Tweet #982 When growth is stalled, many argue in favour of the status quo; fear of change often trumps common sense. The Thinking Behind The Tweet…
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Thought Tweet #980
Thought Tweet #980 How do we rebuild trust? One small, well-thought-out, personal, positive step at a time. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Maybe you care…
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Thought Tweet #948
Thought Tweet #948 If you want to teach people how to drink water, don't stuff garden hoses down their throats. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Good things…
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Thought Tweet #947
Thought Tweet #947 Fear is neither our birthright nor our destiny...it is simply a bad habit we picked up and chose to live with...or overcome. The Thinking…
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Fear of Failure
I recently read an article posted at the Engineering Leadership LinkedIn Group. In the article, the author stated fear of failure “ is something like a bad…
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Thought Tweet #946
Thought Tweet #946 Small stuff is like a sponge. If you sweat over it long enough it becomes so big & heavy it drags you under. The Thinking Behind The Tweet…
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About Perfectionists
Wouldn’t it be interesting if perfectionists would allow us to walk step-by-step with them as they perform their perfectionist role. When they are being the…
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We have fears. And, sometimes, fears have us.
Fear can freeze us on the spot, rendering us helpless, humbled, and humiliated. Fear can gnaw away at us for long periods of time, slowly but surely, bite…
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Thought Tweet #933
Thought Tweet #933 The status quo ain't...and it never will be again. The Thinking Behind The Tweet We can count on change to arrive real soon.
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And another 5 ways to Influence
Understand People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things Good Habits are things people think and do that help them achieve long-term desires…
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Bringing Process to People & Bringing People to Process - Part 3
Link to Part 1 Bringing People to Process - What does that mean? We can lead a horse to water but we can't make it drink. We can lead a person to work but we…
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Bringing Process to People & Bringing People to Process - Part 2
Link to Part 1 Bringing Process to People - What does that mean? There's a spectrum of answers to that question. The spectrum ranges from Delegation to…
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Bringing Process to People & Bringing People to Process - Part 1
Process - What does that mean? Processes are sequences of tasks , performed by People or machines. The sequences of tasks can be simple. For example, a…
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Thought Tweet #908
Thought Tweet #908 Anyone can become a constructive leader. The right first step is making a small change for the better. The Thinking Behind The Tweet…
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We grow when we...
We know Situations hold power over People. As a general rule, it is more accurate to say Situations hold power over People than to say People hold power over…
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"People need to go through different processes to get to the same place."
When we arrive in Situations we bring with us Packages of our People & Process stuff. Our Packages may have very little in common:
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Thought Tweet #899
Thought Tweet #899 Change is tough. Some can't do it. Some won't do it. So they struggle with leadership. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Perhaps too many…
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Thought Tweet #890
Thought Tweet #890 Bad behaviour drains us. Interpersonal dysfunction eats up positive energy. [So, put a stop to it.] The Thinking Behind The Tweet…
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It is time to take Future Shock more seriously
There are lots of problematic people issues out there. Many people are struggling with anxiety. Many people are struggling with depression. Many people are…
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Why do people resist change?
Why is it so many people place so little emphasis on improving their attitudes or their communication?
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Putting Einstein's insanity-definition out of work
Sure, we are struggling now. Regardless, we can put Einstein's insanity-definition out of work. So many business people have a self-defeating attitude about…
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Thought Tweet #879
Thought Tweet #879 The greatest of leaders change themselves. They mould their character to improve their ability to influence others. The Thinking Behind…
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Thought Tweet #875
Thought Tweet #875 Making new errors proves you are innovative and learning from your errors proves you are open-minded and change-tolerant. The Thinking…