10,000 FOOTNOTES
The other day, someone I work with asked me how I measure my success and my answer was: 10,000 footnotes. He looked at me quizzically and I went on to explain. I have been given the opportunity to work with hundreds of people a year helping them expand their leadership...
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Nicknames
A lot is written about the importance of organizations and leaders creating psychologically safe cultures. While I have no empirical data, I can tell you from experience the strongest, safest and most productive teams I’ve been on, or worked with, have had a lot of nicknames within the group. A...
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Ping Pong Rally
Yesterday my daughter and I were playing ping pong. Well, playing is a lofty description, more like we were chasing ping pong balls around the room. Then we decided to see if we could rally back and forth fifty times in a row. And we started. 1,2,3,4… Our goal was...
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CURIOSITY DID NOT KILL THE CAT
As long as I can remember, I was told that curiosity killed the cat. Implying that if I continued on my pursuit, danger or misfortune would fall upon me. People use this saying to stifle creativity, innovation, confidence and authenticity. But here’s thing, this proverb has evolved over time. The...
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Get out of my way
I find myself, several times a day annoyingly saying, “get out of my way”. And the person I’m saying that to, is me. Often the greatest barrier I need to overcome in order to move towards the things I say I want, is ME! So how do I get out...
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Two Bank Accounts
We have two bank accounts, one financial and one emotional. The financial bank account measures your money. It will tell you how rich you are. The emotional bank account measures the level of trust in your relationships. It will tell you how wealthy you are. Have you ever noticed the...
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Highlighted Posts
- Dude, Where’s my car?
- Thread Count
- This is Claire
- Like Me
- I Didn’t Notice
- My Impatience
- The Mess
- Two Great Teachers
- Brotherly Love
- Your Core
- Anything Else?
- Did You Touch It?
- Ping Pong Rally
- Ordering Food
- Rent Free
- Fatherhood
- The Flight Attendant
- I Wouldn’t Ask You To Do Something I Didn’t Believe You Could Do
- Riding Shotgun
- Paper Jam