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CanDO
Pushing for improvement is a process, not an event. It involves adopting new habits AND abandoning old habits. The time-tested mantra of “Old habits die hard” has staying power because of its profound truth. It really doesn’t matter if we are at the top, middle, or...
CultureMicroscope
Culture is the ultimate expression of our values. We default to the values of our dominant cultural affiliation UNLESS we choose values different from those. Important questions to ask ourselves and our teams as we examine whether or not our organizational culture is...
OpeningHeight
Early in my career I pretended to be an athletic coach. One of the events I attempted to coach was the high jump. In the high jump (and the pole vault) there is what is called the “opening height.” That is the height at which the bar is initially set to start...
GrowthDays
Birthdays are merely anniversaries of our arrival on this planet. That day may have been much-anticipated and dearly longed for. Maybe not. It might have gone just as expected and without complication. But then, perhaps not. It might have occurred with much fanfare...
Habituation
In most organizations, the end of summer marks a “new” beginning. Rather than January 1, the return of employees (or students) at the end of summer seems the de facto initiation of a work year. The best leaders I know understand the power of HABIT, on themselves and...
CatKiller
You’ve heard the old saw: “Curiosity killed the cat.” While that idiom may hold fair warning for cats, it’s not a great tenet for humans to live by. People with truly curious minds tinker, poke, stretch, re-do, undo, experiment, innovate, and improvise. They LEARN!...
