Category: Knowledge of Self

Question Your Own Virtue

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In my last post a week or so ago, I tried to make the point that building self-confidence is an exercise of growing comfortable with discomfort--pushing outside one's comfort zone to embrace deep change to grow. Not only does this help build confidence in making specific changes we may seek--shooting 80 in golf, becoming a … Continue reading Question Your Own Virtue

Heart of Clay

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One of America's brightest minds, and humble hearts, both reside in the human frame of a guy named Clay Christensen. Christensen is a chaired professor at the Harvard Business School. He also a distinguished author and consultant on the topic of disruptive innovation. His books, The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution are international best sellers. … Continue reading Heart of Clay

Our Choice: a) Wake Up, or b) Wake Up Call

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Are mid-life crises inevitable? Are all of us, especially of the male side of the tribe, doomed to stumble into an existential crisis, or a 40-ish funk, or an affair (or worse) at "halftime?" That was the question posed to me yesterday by a potential new client and a certified new friend I'll call "Silver." … Continue reading Our Choice: a) Wake Up, or b) Wake Up Call

Start With Who

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The Band has been team-reading a fine new book, Start With Why, written by blogosphere author and video host Simon Sinek. Simon says (sorry, I couldn't resist) that many companies get their stories bass ackwards in "starting with 'what' instead of 'why'." "Why" is Simon's shorthand for the core purpose of the enterprise. He maintains … Continue reading Start With Who

Clear Purpose. Full Power. Realized Potential.

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The hero's journey is deliberate movement along a path towards mastery. It is literally "the road less taken," since so few people summon the courage to slow down long enough to find the answers to life's fundamental questions. Among those questions are: Who am I, really? Why am I here? Where am I going? How … Continue reading Clear Purpose. Full Power. Realized Potential.

The difference between A-Lone and ALL-one: PART 2

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What's the difference between a leader and a team that feels "A-Lone" versus "ALL-one" in work and life?   Check out Part 1 -- it's one "L" of a difference, and the first difference is LOVE. In Part 2, let's explore a second difference, which is the LANGUAGE of "A-Lone" versus "ALL-one" in work and life --think … Continue reading The difference between A-Lone and ALL-one: PART 2