The host pokes a little fun at the participants. It’s part of an elaborate pattern, you might even say a ritual, in some ways intended to lighten the mood. Trouble is, those at the receiving end feel …
How much needs to be right for results to flow?
Take a computer program: Essentially every single byte (or character in the source code) has to be right for the software to function correctly. Or think of a product development project: Pretty much …
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Authenticity is the key to powerful connection with others
Can you stop the leaks? ...or is there a better answer? Authenticity—being real—is the key to powerful connection with others. As human beings, we are highly adept at sensing lack of authenticity. …
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What’s the difference between an answer and an essential condition for success?
The contributors round the table are, in turns, articulate and persuasive in their advocacy of their particular way of looking at the problem and their approach to its solution. After all, their …
The trouble with “gaming” the system
The meeting starts in the late afternoon—to prepare for the big one the following day. The purpose is to “spin” the numbers to get the outcome we want in the meeting tomorrow; to construct an argument …
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Change for leaders – Does it start out there or in here?
Messing about with key phrases on Google such as “change for leaders”, it’s very striking that most of what comes up is about doing change to other people—organizations, employees and so forth, …
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