How Different People React to Structure in the Workplace
Posted on06 Apr 2015
Tagsmicromanagement, adaptability, diversity, money, organization, people's differences, Talent, homogeneity, structure, bell curve
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Businesses need structure to grow. Organization, processes, policies and procedures are just some of what this is. How different people react to... Read More
Solving the Danger of Humbleness
Posted on12 Feb 2015
Tagsassumptions, communications, fear, Influence, leadership, relationships, Talent, humbleness, Michelle Held
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A while back I wrote about the humbleness and the dangers it can create. I did so at the request of Michelle... Read More
Meanness as Competent and Smart
For thousands of years, humans have struggled against their crudest instincts. They influence us daily. They require work to overcome. Whether it’s... Read More
Leveraging Group Interactions Afterwards
Posted on23 Oct 2014
TagsLeveraging Group Interactions Series, group interactions, Talent, relationship building techniques, intrinsic, compliments
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In this series, I’ve detailed techniques for leveraging group interactions from a relational perspective. This does not stop though once the interaction... Read More
Strategic Complimenting vs. Spontaneity
When I advocated using compliments strategically, Diana asked: Why do you have to use compliments “strategically” and not be spontaneously? The short... Read More
Danger of Humbleness
Posted on09 Jun 2014
Tagsclarity, lying, perspective, Talent, truth, Twitter, humbleness, Michelle Held, analogy collection, Sun Doesn't Know Analogy
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Michelle Held (Twitter), an entrepreneur who helps businesses develop corporate pro-social presences and mentors nonprofit start-ups, prompted this post. She requested elaboration... Read More
Naturally Using Strengths to Overwhelm Weaknesses
Posted on22 May 2014
Tagsblitzkrieg, Talent, training, trees, World War II, growth, StrengthsFinders 2.0, Tom Rath, analogy collection, Tree - Development Analogy
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One morning I joined a sales person on her sales calls. At lunch, she asked what I thought. I told her. She... Read More
Blinded by the Light, Seduced by Star Employees
Frequently, we warn ourselves against falling for the silver bullet. Problem is that it arrives in many forms, including in the form... Read More
Venting, Wetsuit Analogy
Posted on17 Apr 2014
Tagsconflict, conflict management, dissent, diversity, listen, management, relationships, Talent, venting, venting-wetsuit analogy, analogy collection
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Venting is critical to a healthy culture. Unfortunately, we often characterize venting as “negativity,” “resisting change,” “not a team player,” “not with... Read More
Zombies To The Rescue
Posted on07 Apr 2014
Tagstelevision, computers, employees, entertainment, gladiators, humans, music, procedure, process, robots, rules, Talent, venting, Predictability as Hell Analogy, predictability, complacency, software, smart phones, zombies, workflows, Romans, Great Depression, Shirley Temple
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Entertainment often reflects our lives. Sometimes depicting it directly but other times serving to assuage emotions that don’t have an outlet. Just... Read More
