Leadership, like character, is different for each individual. It doesn’t matter if we are autocratic, authoritative, pacesetting, democratic, coaching, affiliative, or laissez-fair style leaders; we all have our particular approach. Our leadership style may be different between work, home and social lives as well. No matter whether we pick one approach or mix it up… Read More
Remembering Who We Are
There are times we need reminded of who we are and what value we bring to others. I recently went to lunch with some very good friends. I could call them old friends as I’ve known them for nearly 20 years and they are older than me. So, truly, they are old friends. This get… Read More
Communication’s Value
Passionate, principled, and idealistic are attributes that can get us hired in the jobs we want. On the other side of the sword these attributes can get us fired from the jobs we have. It comes down to how we use these attributes and more specifically the energy we derive from them. Each of our… Read More
Interest In Conflict
Our short-sidedness is our undoes the change we seek in our lives Read More
Adjust Your TEA
Managing our biz is a daily affair and includes adjusting our use of TEA as appropriate to our particular situation. Read More
My Old Friend
A couple of very good friends like the following letter to an old friend. I hope you will as well. Death my old friend. You are always so quiet but always there ready to give guidance unlike your sibling, life, who knows no end to expressing the desire to connect and grow. We walk through… Read More
The Unspoken Quality Tool
An experienced auditor uses this tool to elicit more information than necessary. Quality engineers use it during investigations of anomalies to bring pertinent information to the surface. Quality inspectors use it during source inspections at a supplier to give the space for details not captured in the paperwork. And, quality managers use this tool to… Read More
Problem Principles
The questions we ask about our problems once we have a clear picture of the issues directly effect the solution and potential outcomes Read More
Time to Evolve
Adopting network thinking evolves not only ourselves but all of our interactions at work and home. Read More
Knowledge Bullies & System Prophets
The amount of confirmation and negativity bias used by leaders to sway personnel to their point of view is alarming some days. In a meeting they may even have someone pull up data and looking at one data point tell everyone how it shows their supposition is correct. Occasionally, someone who has some inclining of… Read More
