When it comes to stimulating change in other people, how challenging can we be? How far and fast can we push? How can we best tell when we need to back off? Well, of course, it depends... It …
If you give people the same facts…
... you might think they would come to the same conclusions. Actually, of course, maybe they won’t... They might have a different world-view, causing them to interpret the information in a different …
You can’t really assess your staff…
... unless you’re sure you’ve provided effective leadership. If you’re looking for the people who work for you to be self-motivated and highly productive, you can’t sensibly begin to assess whether …
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Accurately discerning responsibility and authority
Events of last week—featuring, in particular, some troubles my son is having with another boy on his school bus—showed just how important it is to discern accurately who is best-placed to take which …
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Are you a carrier of non-verbal confusion?
We’re accustomed to making sure we don’t send mixed messages... As long as we don’t actually say anything contradictory, people around us won’t be confused and will instead move forward on the basis …
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If it’s only when people are leaving…
If it's only when people are leaving that they can tell the truth in an organisation, then we have a problem. And yet that's often the way it seems to be. If it's only when there's no longer …
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