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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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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…
Read MoreThese times are our times
I’ve been trying to write a super-duper, kick-off-the-year message that would inspire you in your quest to make your unique contribution and be your best self at work and at home. I’ve been coming up blank. Writing something about the January-ness of it all – a new beginning, out with the old/in with the new,…
Read MoreLearn to Interrupt (yourself, not others)
Before last month, if you would have asked me if I was a good listener, I would have quickly and assuredly said “Yes.” Now, my response is, “I’m learning to be a better one.” Why the change? I’ve been engaged in dialogues, the art of listening. Dialogue is the discipline of collective learning and inquiry.…
Read MoreDon’t be bored: Gather clues!
When I was a kid (and not damming up Yellow Creek), my brother and I played two board games, Monopoly and Clue. My brother liked (and usually won) Monopoly which probably paid off in his role as a VC. Clue was my favorite. I liked it because I was good at making educated guesses. Nothing…
Read MoreResolutions? Bah, humbug!
Looking back If you haven’t made your New Year’s resolutions yet, or, probably more likely, the one’s you’ve made have fallen away, it’s ok. In fact, it’s better than ok … read on.In my December 2013 blog, I declared “releasing” as my one-word intention for 2014. I put it on a card and stuck it…
Read MoreThe Problem with Thinking … Only Certain Thoughts
I just finished reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Regardless of the mixed reviews of the Pulitzer Prize winner, I loved it. The last 10 pages got me thinking about thinking. One phrase in particular gave birth to this blog: “… just as the stars are beautiful because of the space between them”. The ‘not…
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