Lesson #2 Why We Fear Accountability?
Any time there is a disaster, natural or otherwise, and where people suffer, you will hear the statement, “Who is going to be held accountable?” Do you hear the judgment and blame in that statement?...
View ArticleYou Either Get it or You Don’t
There is something that many people do not get. I want to shine the light on these issues so that more people get this fact: Transparency is not a choice, it is a given. There is no more hiding. If the...
View ArticleSee Be Do: A New Model for Personal Effectiveness
There is a new model I’m introducing that I call the "See Be Do" model. The idea is that the way you see something impacts your way of being, and your way of being impacts your doing. The "seeing" is...
View ArticleLesson #1 Emotion as Drama
From a lower level of awareness drama looks like a shark floating between your row boat and the island you are heading toward. From a higher level of consciousness, drama looks like a stepping stone to...
View ArticleLesson #2 Drama as the Situation
Drama often shows up as a situation. Situations come in many forms, from a speeding ticket, to an unexpected delay at the airport, to the announcement that your department is downsizing. When a wanted...
View ArticleLesson #3 Drama Shows Up As A Person
Drama shows up in three ways: An emotion, a situation and through other people. If you missed the last couple of articles, you can click on the hyperlinks to access them. This lesson is about how drama...
View ArticleHow to Lead by Listening
Listening is the single most important communication skill. When people feel “heard” they also feel understood. In personal relationships listening is an act of love. As a leader, listening is a way to...
View Article14 Freedoms for 2014
We often take for granted our real freedoms that are available to us every day. I’m not even talking about patriotism, the American way, or work-life balance. I’m talking about the even more subtle...
View ArticleThe Myths and Realities of Being Too Busy
When you are good at something, or you have done something yourself for years, you become unconsciously competent. In other words, you can do the job without thinking. The drawback is that you do not...
View ArticlePower and Choice
The act of recognizing a choice comes with a fair amount of discomfort. Why? Once the choice has been recognized, the next evolution is taking ownership (responsibility) for making a decision. To...
View ArticleFrom Drama to Enlightenment
When it comes to drama, I have discovered that there are levels that people go through when they are on the journey to enlightenment. This internal shift is evolutionary. More importantly you have a...
View ArticleThree Barriers to Strategic Communication
When we fail to tap into cultural awareness, we risk being misunderstood, and make mistakes that could be avoided if we would have invested the energy to understand the rules of the game, or the...
View ArticleLack of Clarity as a Barrier
We tend to focus on and thus communicate about what we do not want but rarely communicate about what we do want. It is rare to hear anyone answer the question “what do you want?” with a clear positive...
View ArticleSeeing Self and Others
There is scientific evidence to support that the way we see ourselves and the way we see others influences our communication with them. When you see an employee as less than you, you build a barrier....
View ArticleLessons from Market Basket: Power is Shifting
Power is shifting. The speed at which change can happen is astounding. People have power through social media, and as a result transparency is no longer an option—it is a given. People at the bottom...
View ArticleSpeeding Out of Control
It only takes a little observation to see things spiraling out of control. Kids are being bullied on cyberspace. Shootings and violence occur over minor incidents. There is virtually no space between...
View ArticleTransparency is Not a Choice
Companies are realizing they must develop more enlightened leaders because of the fact that nothing is hidden anymore. As much as we talk about “choosing to be more transparent,” we need to understand...
View ArticleDrowning in a Sea of Choice
It’s almost eerie to read what management consultant Peter Drucker predicted many years ago: “In a few hundred years, when the history of our time is written from a long-term perspective, it is likely...
View ArticleWe Are All Adults: The Ultimate Red Flag
"We’re all adults here!” That statement is always a big red flag that drama is right around the corner. You can’t rely on good behavior, good decision-making, or good ideas just because people are a...
View Article15 Things to Stop Saying in 2015
If you want more power in your life change your language. Here are 15 phrases to throw away in 2015 in order to step into your power.
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