Tweddle Group Outward Mindset

When I feel stuck in any given relationship, the key to getting out is to find the out-of-the-box vantage points within me from where I can think and feel clearly - out-of-the-box places that I hav...

started by Joe Bennett on 30 Apr 13 no follow-up yet

It sounds so simple, until you realize that you will be repeating these three steps for a lifetime.

started by Joe Bennett on 01 May 13 1 follow-up, last by Brian Suszek on 01 May 13

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It sure is. Everyday we have to be present in order to make it work.

started by Joe Bennett on 02 May 13 1 follow-up, last by Brian Suszek on 02 May 13

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I know this is thank you Thursday, but today maybe go the extra mile and do something good for someone, relieve somebody's burden, make someone feel good.

started by Joe Bennett on 18 Apr 13 no follow-up yet

Had a great lunch with our discussion group yesterday. Many "boxes" identified and one story in particular won the Box of the Week award. Great work in realizing the presence of the box, the cour...

started by Joe Bennett on 18 Apr 13 no follow-up yet

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From Chapter 2 of Leadership & Self Deception This is Bud asking Tom a question: "Do you feel you have to 'put up' with people? Do you feel - honestly, now - that you have to work pretty hard to ...

started by Joe Bennett on 17 Apr 13 no follow-up yet

Some of the most remarkable leaders in history have embraced this principle. However, it is still a rare commodity in the world.

started by Joe Bennett on 05 Apr 13 2 follow-ups, last by Joe Bennett on 08 Apr 13

Sincerely asked, the question, "What is right to do?" includes the question, "Might I be in the wrong?" With either of these questions we ask the other; we pull ourselves up short and start over. ...

started by Joe Bennett on 09 Apr 13 no follow-up yet

"This is the key: Even in asking this question, if we ask it sincerely, we begin to change in our way of being; we begin to become the kind of person capable of doing the right thing without counte...

started by Joe Bennett on 10 Apr 13 1 follow-up, last by Brian Suszek on 10 Apr 13

Awesome! I hope that I live up to these ideals, and I will continue trying until I do.

started by Joe Bennett on 11 Apr 13 1 follow-up, last by Brian Suszek on 11 Apr 13

"Seeing an equal person as an inferior object is an act of violence, Lou. It hurts as much as a punch in the face. In fact, in many ways it hurts more. Bruises heal more quickly than emotional s...

started by Joe Bennett on 11 Apr 13 1 follow-up, last by Brian Suszek on 11 Apr 13

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 you own life. 3. Don't look for...

started by Joe Bennett on 11 Apr 13 1 follow-up, last by Brian Suszek on 11 Apr 13

Those darn PIR notes that quality sends out. I get myself into a box a box when my name is on many of the PIRs! I get angry, I get defensive; but worst of all I send out notes to my direct report...

started by Joe Bennett on 12 Apr 13 2 follow-ups, last by Joe Bennett on 15 Apr 13

1. Don't accuse others of being in the box. Do try to stay out of the box yourself. 2. Don't give up on yourself when you discover you've been in the box. Do keep trying. 3. Don't deny that you'v...

started by Joe Bennett on 12 Apr 13 no follow-up yet

Nice! A simple change in perspective. "Be the change that you want to see in the world."- Gandhi

started by Joe Bennett on 12 Apr 13 1 follow-up, last by Brian Suszek on 12 Apr 13

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"Actually, Avi said, when our hearts are at war, we not only invite failure, we invest in it." (Anatomy of Peace)

started by Joe Bennett on 16 Apr 13 no follow-up yet

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