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Got Power? Which kind?
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…
Read MoreIntroverts Unite! (oh, might be tough…)
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…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Beef?
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…
Read MoreYou get what you measure
GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out That phrase reminds us that what you put into something is what you’ll get out of it. If you put garbage in – cheap parts, shoddy workmanship, no quality inspection, inaccurate data – that will determine what comes out. I think it’s time to employ that thinking again to what…
Read MoreWho will you invite into the room?
Remember the old TV game show $100,000 Pyramid hosted by Dick Clark? Players attempted to guess a category from the descriptions given by their teammate. Let’s play! Here are my descriptions: a college sorority reunion, a women’s retreat, a high school reunion, the Global Women’s Leadership Network (www.gwln.org). If you answered “women-only events”, you’d hear…
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