Breaking any patterns? It’s a great way to deal with uncertainty
What’s your take these days on breaking patterns? The term “breaking patterns” traditionally has been associated with dangerous behaviors, such as taking actions to break the pattern of addiction and other bad habits. It doesn’t have to be this way. You can...
How to work through change-resistance and promote a growth mindset
An executive newly arrived from Europe wasn't expecting to hear US-based plant employees advise him, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Not only was the expression new to the executive, but it also seemed totally out of place. After all, he and his fellow expats came...
How to view disruption as a path to innovation, not chaos
Disruption. The word “disruption” accurately, clearly, and succinctly describes what we’re now dealing with in today’s world. To say it another way, the new normal is disruption. This is the word I’ve been searching for since posting this blog, Good-bye to the “new...
How to succeed at quitting, which makes you a winner in using your time
Is “quit” a four-letter word in your world? Technically yes, because of its four letters: q-u-i-t. But it’s not one of those four-letter English language words that’s considered profane. For many though, to quit is to fail, another four-letter word that has a bad rap....
5 ways to deal with culture clashes over a complex 4 letter word: time
How many culture clashes do you have with friends, family, and co-workers over the topic of time? We all have 24 hours in a day, but our perceptions of time are extremely complex, multifaceted, and idiosyncratic. And we act in ways that feel right to us and support...
How having empathy, humility, and vulnerability help you be a human-centered leader
Bye-bye b2b. Hello h2h. After years of working in the B2B space – that is, business to business, I’ve decided my business practices have become h2h; that is, human to human. Why? My emphasis is on: Building personal relationships with my clients and others, rather...
Why LinkedIn has a problem with spam, not oversharing
“LinkedIn Has Turned Into a Place for Oversharing” – The New York Times Sunday Business Section print edition headline, Sept. 18, 2022. “’This isn’t Facebook,’ users gripe,” reported the NYT in its article. Yet, “Others value talking about more than work.” What’s...
How your boss leaving imposes you into a new place: liminal space
Wherever you work these days – home, the office, or hybrid – it’s likely you’ve also moved into another space, called liminal space. Liminal space is literally the doorway between one space and another. Liminal is from the Latin “limen,” which translates into...
How we humans may be too smart for our own good
Want to be a more humble human? Check out this new dark yet highly entertaining, educational, and thought-provoking book, If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin Gregg. We humans are the most intelligent beings on...
