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Think it through

By Camille Smith / May 5, 2024

Window shopping – it’s inexpensive and fun until … We’d been admiring an artist’s print for a couple of years, delighted by the style, colors, and whimsy, wishing we had it on our wall.  Then the “fun until” happened … the 50% off sign appeared.  “Let’s get it!” hustled us to the cash register. We…

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Be Kleenix

By Camille Smith / February 13, 2024

If you do laundry, you know. Kleenix defies logic. It comes through the intense wash cycle and the relentless dryer heat intact, unruffled, seemingly ready to be used again. If you find yourself in a chaotic, turbulent situation, one bereft with intense miscommunications, misunderstandings, and relentless power games – be kleenix. Be kleenix and defy…

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High Heel or Birkenstock?

By Camille Smith / September 21, 2023

If you’ve seen Barbie, the movie, you know the choice she made.      (If you haven’t seen it yet and have seen Matrix, think: Blue or Red Pill?) Isn’t it always about our choices?  No matter your role, title, gender, age, education, politics, religion – no matter the memberships you claim – our choices…

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Look!! Up in the Sky!! There’s another one!! (Part 2)

By Camille Smith / February 17, 2023

Make a choice: Choice 1: If you’ve got only 30 seconds, draw your own conclusion about why these 2 pictures appear in a blog on leadership.   Choice 2: Skip Part 1, dive into Part 2:  Look, there’s another one! Choice 3:  To get the background for Part 2, that includes recommend actions for the…

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D.I.Y. Decision-Making

By Camille Smith / September 9, 2019

Have you ever assembled something from IKEA? You grab the Allen wrench, lay out the instructions and begin. Then, voila! YOU did it! You are so proud of it, even if the bottom drawer needs to be wiggled to shut. Still, it’s beautiful. Damn, you’re good. At work, have you ever completed a project? You assemble…

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