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What’s in your compass?

By Camille Smith / May 13, 2013

Hear any of these lately? We value integrity. People before profits. Teamwork. Responsibility. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Zero waste. Value diversity. Think Global, Act Local.  These are samples of guiding principles which, whether spoken out loud or not, influence behavior. Guiding principles exist at many levels – individual,…

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The Question Determines the Answer

By Camille Smith / March 10, 2013

The popular phrase “What’s wrong with this picture?” doesn’t always help us to get things “right.” Things don’t always go as planned.  We run out of gas. Miss our daughter’s play. Miss a connecting flight. Get laid off. Have cold lunchmeat for Thanksgiving because the power went out before the bird cooked. When something happens…

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Got Power? Which kind?

By Camille Smith / February 21, 2013

Dictionary.com defines power as a person or thing that possesses or exercises authority or influence. To this, I’m adding to get something done.  Sounds like a basic definition of business. As such, I think it’s worth exploring what kind of power is being used to get what kind of work done. While a conversation about…

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Be “Neo”: Take the red pill

By Camille Smith / January 30, 2013

If you’re exhausted by being connected 24/7, this message is for you. If worried you’ll be seen as a slacker if you don’t answer every email within 14 minutes, this message is for you. If you’re tweeting, liking and pinning multiple times a day because you don’t want to miss anything, then my message is…

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They’re coming! Whoa..They’re here!

By Camille Smith / December 3, 2012

The Holidays.  Family gatherings.  Gift giving.  Travel. Perhaps just reading these words stresses you out a little.   If I added “The Mall” to the list, I’m betting “a little” might be replaced by “a lot”!  Regardless of what this season means to you, whether you are looking forward to it or pulling up the cushions…

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Want success? Embrace failure.

By Camille Smith / August 16, 2012

It bugs me when someone shouts “Failure is not an option!”  The icing on the buggy cake comes if their declaration is punctuated with teeth-grinding and fist-clenching. Sure, I hear their determination and desire that they must succeed, no matter what, come hell or high-water, or no water at all, if that’s the case.  Still,…

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The garage is clean — what’s left to pass on?

By Camille Smith / July 18, 2012

After last month’s uber-cleansing garage clean-out and revelations, I now walk unimpaired across the floor, dodging only the occasional fur ball.  The walk is both exhilarating and disconcerting. Exhilarating because every step acknowledges weeks of effort that produced the results: space for a vehicle, letting go of inconsequential stuff, putting the past in the past…

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Introverts Unite! (oh, might be tough…)

By Camille Smith / May 15, 2012

Hi, I’m Camille and I’m an extrovert. I confess that from time to time I’ve overlooked the talents that introverts have to offer. I’m reforming. On a recent flight home from Ohio, I read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. I picked it up because in…

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Are you a Sweet Genius Under Pressure?

By Camille Smith / April 4, 2012

I admit it. No matter what I’m doing when I’m not coaching (watching TV, playing tennis, practicing my guitar), I’m asking “What can I learn right now about being effective and producing desired results?” On a recent rainy day, Sweet Genius, a competitive cooking show, offered some insights on being effective when the heat’s turned…

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What’s Your Beef?

By Camille Smith / March 14, 2012

Remember Wendy’s 2006 commercial with the old lady complaining about the patty size with the slogan “Where’s the beef?”? Complaining is often a way we identify our disatisfactions and things we want to change. On the other hand, if we don’t know we are complaining, it can adversely affect our performance, putting us in a…

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