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What kind of change is it?
As we wake up in a new year and new decade, we may have resolutions that we created out of excitement that now seem daunting. There is a lot of great advice on how to develop and maintain habits: start small, focus on the environment, attach to the habits you have, and create reminders and rewards (see jamesclear.com for more
Empty Vessels
“Where would there be leather enough to cover the entire world? With just the leather of my sandals, it is as if the whole world were covered.” — Śantideva A man was paddling his canoe up the river when he noticed a boat in the distance. The man moved to the right side of the river, as was the custom
Asking for Help
I was on my hands and knees on the ground by the pond. Blood was dripping in a steady stream off of my head, forming a puddle on the deck. I had initially thought I had just bumped my head and that I would have an egg in the morning, but as I touched the injury with my right hand,
How Managers Can Deliver More Effective Feedback
The most important role of a manager is to support the growth of the members of their team and one of the core ways that managers can do that is by providing effective feedback. I define effective feedback as both sharing the positive and negative aspects of what you have seen and ensuring that the employee is equipped to make
Three things Servant leaders do
A senior leader recently asked me, “Isn’t servant-leadership just having the leader do the crappy work?” The answer is a complicated — maybe. If there is a task that needs to get done and the best way for the leader to help the team is for the leader to do it, then yes that is servant-leadership regardless of whether the work is
