Humility - 2 views
"There can be no surer proof of a confirmed pride than a belief that one is sufficiently humble." (C.S. Lewis)
Start Wondering - 2 views
"When others respond poorly, perhaps I worry how they are a problem for me. Consider how we both might benefit if I started wondering how I am a problem for them." (Arbinger Core @ Work)
When Do You Really Live? - 3 views
"I know now that people only 'seem' to live when they care only for themselves, and that it is by love for others that they really live." (Leo Tolstoy)
5 key rules for leading from the middle - 8 views
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Let's face it, most people lead from the middle, or at least they try to. Since there is typically just one seat AT THE TOP in any given organization, others who aspire to leadership MUST do it from somewhere in the pack, right?
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Excellent article!
Blindness - 3 views
Under those circumstances, you would appreciate those that had the bravery to help you find those faults, and you wouldn't squander their courage with inaction.
started by Joe Bennett on 27 Aug 13
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The Truth That Matters - 1 views
"The truth that matters is not that others have mistreated me - perhaps they have ... The truth that matters is that I have mistreated others." (C. Terry Warner)
True Wisdom - 2 views
"If you desire to know or learn anything to your advantage, then take delight in being unknown and unregarded. A true understanding and humble estimate of oneself is the highest and most valuable ...
Blindness - 1 views
"And why are we your primary concern?" Lou asked pointedly. "Because you don't think you should be," Avi answered. (The Anatomy of Peace) Where is the blindness in my own life?
A Freer Sky - 3 views
"How much larger your life would be if your self could become smaller in it ... You would break out of this tiny and tawdry theatre in which your own little plot is always being played, and you wou...
Speaking of Others - 4 views
"Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their...
Leading From Behind - 6 views
"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will apprecia...
Nice or Tough: Which Approach Engages Employees Most? - 7 views
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Great article! The key may be to stay out of the box using either approach. Lou was tough!
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It is not surprising, but it is better to read it for what it is. Neither strategy was even marginally effective enough to work on its own merits. I have never met a purely tough leader, but have worked with plenty that overly default in that direction. Similarly, I have never met a purely nice leader, but have worked with plenty that overly default in that direction. It is a difficult balance to strike in leadership, and it is one that cannot be explained in an article.
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^^^ Like
The Boxed-in World - 3 views
"The boxed-in world we experience as self-betrayers offers us opportunities to submit in humiliation or to stick up for ourselves defiantly, which are both self-absorbed actions, but it offers us n...
Happiness - 3 views
"The view that someone else is responsible for my happiness is a symptom of self-deception." (The Arbinger Institute)
I am unworthy - 5 views
Self Deceived - 3 views
"The majority of men do not think in order to know the truth, but in order to assure themselves that the life which they lead, and which is agreeable and habitual to them, is the one which coincide...
Making awesome people happy at work (and stopping them from quitting) - 7 views
Happy - 2 views
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