A Little Insecurity Goes a Long Way
A long time ago, a mentor of mine told me, “If you’re not a little nervous, you’re not stretching yourself enough”. Of course, he was trying to make the point...
The Certainty of Uncertainty
I'm smart enough to know not to talk politics in the workplace (although sometimes I let a comment slip here and there, despite my best efforts, I'm human too!) And...
Pictures Are Powerful Words
This morning I decided to ask Claude (an AI platform) why picture books are so powerful in helping children make connections between images and words. Here's verbatim what it shared...
The Most Unhealthy Salad of All
Our focus this month is powerful words and successful communication.So, *|FNAME|*, why the salad pictured above?And why the title "The Most Unhealthy Salad of All"?Any guesses before the big reveal? Have...
The Decision Dance
About a million years ago (or what feels like it at this point), I had the experience of taking a tango lesson in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Although it was super...
Maintaining Credibility
Credibility erodes when promises are broken. Depending on one's expectations of a situation, a change in company direction can be viewed by some as a broken "promise." For example: Was there...
3 Tips for Beating Procrastination
Last week we discussed how being powerful in the present helps us win the future. If you missed that Thought Partner, you can find it here. This week, we will...
Power in the Present
When we're powerful in the present, we master the future.When we're not, we won't. I'll use myself as a perfectly pedantic example of failing to be powerful in the present...
Developing Others
Last week's Thought Partner was titled Developing Yourself.This week's Thought Partner is titled Developing Others. Ideally, the sweet spot appears when the two happen simultaneously. We call that intersection, Delegation. The...
Developing Yourself
"I found the [workshop] to be informational, fun, and interesting and to shed light on the vast differences with not only those in our training group, but our crew, and...