Knowing the Right Thing – August 1, 2021

LEARN A LITTLE:Knowing the Right Thing to Do Requires Judgment All one has to do today is look around--at the news, social media, in Boardrooms or legislative chambers--and you will see disconcerting examples of poor judgment. Such observations call to mind a story...

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Done, But Not Finished – July 1, 2021

LEARN A LITTLE:Done, But Not Finished One of the curious behaviors of so many organizational leaders is their constant preoccupation with being finished. Personal organizers that will help such individuals become finished seem to be breeding on the web and there are...

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What Are Your Values? – June 1, 2021

LEARN A LITTLE:What Are Your Values? A recent conversation with a colleague stayed with me and prompted the following thoughts. We were discussing his place of employment and he remarked, “My boss only cares about one thing—the bottom line.” I asked if the company had...

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An Important Question – May 1, 2021

LEARN A LITTLE:An Important Question How would you answer this question? “If, at the end of the day, you could have more of something than you had when you woke up, what would that be?” When asked a question similar to the one above, Charlie Munger, a billionaire,...

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Open and Honest Communication – April 1, 2021

LEARN A LITTLE:Open and Honest Communication I realize that the title of this blog is almost a leadership cliché, but I would like to share some thoughts about the importance of the concept. Has the thought occurred to you as leaders that what we do is messy? In fact,...

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Principle of the Thirds – March 1, 2021

LEARN A LITTLE:The Principle of The Thirds You may have heard of the rule of thirds as it pertains to photography, but the principle of the thirds being shared here pertains to the nature of organizations and human dynamics. I have no statistical research to support...

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Two Trips to the Dumpster – January 1, 2021

LEARN A LITTLE:  Two Trips to the Dumpster I have often talked and written about taking out the trash, thoughts regarding the need for us to take out the garbage of our minds–especially as it relates to negative talk about ourselves and containers of smelly pessimism....

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