8 Things You Can Do To Live The Material - 3 views
1. Don't try to be perfect. Do try to be better. 2. Don't use the vocabulary - "the box', and so on - with people who don't already know it. Do use the principles in your own life. 3. Don't look ...
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40 Day Challenge - Day 9 - 12 views
Gail, it was definitely not you!! :)
40 Day Challenge - Day 27 - 4 views
Motivation It doesn't take long to discover that your other person will not always motivate you to be a responsive person. Many times they may actually de-motivate you. Although moods and emotio...
More on understanding your Direct Reports - 3 views
A few weeks ago I asked some questions regarding your direct report (I've copied it below) "Do you currently see your direct reports as the customer's of your own leadership? Do you treat your di...
40 Day Challenge - Day 5 - 11 views
Gail - let us know how it goes.
40 Day Challenge - Day 40! - 13 views
I agree! I will definitely need to revisit (and revisit, and revisit...) I continue to struggle with "who" I need to let go so, continued evaluation is necessary. Thanks for leading this Joe!!!
The Burden of Others - 2 views
Seeing others as people does not necessarily put a claim on my life that I must do everything I feel I should do for others. As Leadership & Self Deception puts it, "We simply do the best we can u...
40 Day Challenge - Day 19 - 4 views
Impossibility Much of what we have attempted to do so far may sometimes feel like it falls into the category of the impossible. "There is no way that I can reconcile with him!" or "I can't bring ...
40 Day Challenge - Day 21 - 5 views
Faithfulness Okay - this is an unusual word to use in a business setting. But the question for today is, how faithful are you to this process of taking responsibility, being more collaborative an...
Why Leaders don't Lead… and "big boys and girls" don't follow | Arbinger - 3 views
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Joe Bennett on 08 Apr 13"I do my job, I get my results, and no one has to chase me down or manage me. Well my employees are also 'big boys and girls' and should be able to get results: I pay them top salaries, they were hired because of their competence and expertise, I trust and expect them to get things done. But when things become critical, or go wrong, no one steps up and takes responsibility and delivers results! I don't know what to do!"
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Brian Suszek on 09 Apr 13Excellent article that makes crucial points about leadership!
What Do You See? - 7 views
This is hard to do. You keep seeing what you want to see instead of being objective. Definitely will need to keep working on this.
started by Joe Bennett on 30 May 13
1 follow-up, last by Karen Foster on 02 Jun 13
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Great Collusion Example - 13 views
That worked well in some cases with POD & Planning job shadowing each other.
started by Joe Bennett on 06 Jun 13
4 follow-ups, last by Joe Bennett on 11 Jun 13
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Is This A Burden? - 6 views
I like the example they use in Leadership & Self Deception to help us with this issue. They are talking about driving a car and seeing the other drivers as people - does that create an overwhelmin...
What My Dog Taught Me About Solving Problems - 4 views
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When we feel bugged by others, usually we demand a different response from them than we ourselves are willing to give. When neither we nor another are caring for each other, for example, we can get quite upset at the other's lack of care. We operate with an oxymoronic illogic: I'm upset because you are doing precisely what I am doing!
The Correct Focus - 4 views
Don't focus on what others are doing wrong. Do focus on what you can do right to help. Don't worry whether others are helping you. Do worry whether you are helping others. ("Living the material", L...
Then What? - 4 views
Okay so let's assume that you've now discovered an out-of-the box place. What do you do then? Perhaps you begin to think about the situation differently by asking yourself a series of questions: ...
Society - 11 views
Actions speak louder than words. So true!
40 Day Challenge - Day 32 - 6 views
You're welcome!
Do Right - 3 views
If you would convince a person that they do wrong, do right. But do not care to convince them. People will believe what they see. Let them see. (adapted, Henry David Thoreau)
What's It Like To Work With Me? Mitch Warner - Managing Partner The Arbinger Institute - 3 views
Kyle was a regional leader for a large US telecomm. With responsibilities for operations across multiple states, he spent most of his time on the road visiting one store after another to ensure qua...