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Think it through
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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Generalities aren’t helpful.
Want to be a more effective leader? Want to build trust in a relationship or team? IF SO … deal in specifics, not generalities,. Why do specifics matter? By itself, wanting to be a more effective leader doesn’t increase your effectiveness. A specific area for increased effectiveness needs to be distinguished, committed to, and…
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What’s that you felt & suppressed?
Self-awareness is essential whether you’re leading others or just yourself. Regardless of your gender, if you haven’t already, please, please, please watch Women Talking. Don’t watch it because it won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2023 Academy Awards. Watch it for the timelessness and timeliness of the message. It stirred and disturbed me deeply. It…
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Look!! Up in the Sky!! There’s another one!! (Part 2)
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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Are foreign weather balloons messing with your airspace?
News Flash: Chinese weather balloon hovering over Montana! When I heard this news, thoughts rushed in: If the Chinese didn’t mean for this weather balloon to be over Montana, if it was pulled off course by unusual weather patterns, why didn’t they contact the US when it crossed into US airspace and alert us? They…
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My Horse Teacher
In January, a friend said she was having fun volunteering to feed horses at a horse-assisted therapy center. I checked it out and, as they say, the rest is history. In February, I began the adventure of learning horse. (That sentence may not be grammatically correct, but it’s accurate, in my experience.) I also began…
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Moving forward with
I strive to have my blogs encourage the leader within you to take action, think newly, challenge the system and yourself, and always create trusting and compassionate relationships. This post is no different. There are leadership lessons here, though the path to find them may feel not well-marked. However it feels, know that it’s intentional…
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Leadership from within: Add your voice Feb 4
Friday, February 4th, starting at 8AM Pacific time, a 90-minute Zoom to launch a new leadership book: Shifting Context: Leadership Springs from Within. This book offers a culmination of years of work with women and men leaders around the world and the principles that lead to their success. Register at http://bit.ly/shifting-context-launch. Leaders from around…
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Heal to Move On
IF, THEN IF saying “Let’s move on” means “get over it, forget about it, let bygones be bygones,” THEN we’re also saying, “Give up. We can’t deal with it.” IF saying “Let’s move on” means “go forth without regret or thwarted expectations, and with a clear conscience and our integrity intact,” THEN we’re also…
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It is what it is. And…
I admit it — I get annoyed when someone says, “It is what it is.” Seeking to relieve my annoyance and use my energy more productively, I’m trying out a possible solution. Here it is: When someone says, “It is what it is,” I now ask, “What is the “it” that you are referring to?”…
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