Mirror Busting
I busted the side mirror on my van, again. I do it frequently. My garage entrance is narrow. My car is wide. It happens when I am rushing. Not paying attention. Trying to be in two mental places at one time. Recently, I traveled to a coaching meeting. When I arrived,...
When Your Error Detection Sends Others Off the Deep End
As leaders, it’s our job to troubleshoot and solve problems. But sometimes this highly developed sense of error detection can go off the deep end. I think it happens to all of us and I can share an example. One weekend afternoon, back when our kids were young, my...
Vistas, Assumptions, and Insurance
Last week I was talking with a director whom I will call Celeste, and she was very worried. She had delegated a project to Pete, and he wasn’t succeeding. He had missed every deadline. He didn’t understand the technical language and he...
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