This is our learning organization tribe for those of us who want to pursue the Arbinger Outward Mindset principles and behaviors
I'm beginning to see that we can come at a problem from an "out-of-the-box" way of being, but if we have a problem statement that frames the problem from an "in-the-box" perspective we wind up solv...
started by Joe Bennett on 03 May 13
2 follow-ups, last by Joe Bennett on 03 May 13
Question: What happens when you start a sentence with, "I'm sorry"? Answer: Peace
"If we start seeing each other as objects, we'll get to the point where we'll need to see each other as disagreeable rather than as simply disagreeing. Once that happens, we'll end up provoking ea...
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
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
"Prejudice ... means we don't see the other human being anymore, but only our own concept of that human being. To reduce the aliveness of another human being to a concept is already a form of viol...
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...
A quick review: 1. Recognize your Red Flags 2. Find an out of the box space 3. With your new perspective ponder the situation differently 4. Go do the thing you feel led to do for the other person...
"Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness."...
Because we see people as "objects", as an "I-it" rather than an "I-thou". I suppose the culture hasn't adopted those principles because "I" haven't. How many times do I wake up and practice "bein...
started by Joe Bennett on 25 Apr 13
3 follow-ups, last by Joe Bennett on 28 Apr 13
We miss the point when we think that "fixing things" is the answer. The point is to spend most of our time making things go right.
"Always try coercing others proves one doesn't want to change himself." (Toba Beta)
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...
Glinda: For the record, I knew you always had it in you. Oz: Greatness? Glinda: No, something better, Goodness (Oz the Great & Powerful, 2013)
