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Communicating, really?
A random comment caught me off guard last week. A senior executive said that their executive team brought in a facilitator and set goals for
Don’t take anything personally
The second of The 4 Agreements in the book by Don Miguel Ruiz is “Don’t take anything personally”. When someone cuts you off on the
Fear NOT!
Is other people’s thinking taking over your sense of the world around you? In the run up to the midterm elections the frenzy has been
Be Impeccable
I have been working with the team of a fast growing So Cal company for a long time. Fast growing companies have so many moles
Self-talk
How much of your self-talk is negative? Do you have a running internal commentary about what you say, do, think? How many times each day
Getting older?
The State of California is getting older, too. Rapidly. The percentage of the population over 65 is currently 5.5%. By 2060 it will be 13.5%.
Tolerating too much?
This week I had a number of conversations with business leaders who had decided to let go of employees from their organizations who did not
Innovating much?
You get a hint that a competitor has solved a problem your customers have grumbled about. Or, you dismiss an investment that your sales team
Leadership Style?
In a crisis, we look to a firefighter to lead us. In a process or profit maximization, we look for a steady analytic type. Which
Making Decisions
In a recent conversation about the Myers-Briggs personality assessment tool, the topic of how and why we make decisions came up. If you are familiar
Called to Greatness
Americans mourned the passing of Senator John McCain this week with many conversations about his character, his service and his outspokenness. The public was allowed
Stories and Pictures
My friend, Pam, visiting from Seattle, inspired a trip to the Grand Central Market and Little Tokyo in downtown LA. When guests ask you about
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