“I’m 45 Years Old, I’m Not Going to Change”
No, I’m not 45. I am older. That’s what the woman in the meeting said out loud to her colleagues. There are a myriad of ways this is expressed: “This is the way I have always been, I’m not going to change now.” “My mother/father was this way, what do you...
Love Words in the Workplace
When I was in elementary school, I loved Valentine’s Day. I loved giving and receiving valentines. I remember laboring over the class list, and with my very best fourth grade penmanship, handwriting each classmate’s name on an envelope. Then I would carefully...
Keith’s Brilliance
Last year I was working with a senior leader, Keith, and he turned to me and said, “Trust the people. Trust the process. Trust the outcomes.” Wow! And do you?
Selfie Sticks and Twiddlesticks
You don’t have to be funny to find humor. Just like you don’t have to be athletic to get exercise. Trust me on this, I know. For most of us, work is a serious place. We go to work and we have a job to do. But does it have to be so serious, and might we do better work...
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