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Monthly Archives: June 2012

I Disagree. Now What?

June 28, 2012

It was 1985. I was about halfway through an initiative to drive productivity improvement in our trucking terminals.  I was …

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X the Concerns

June 25, 2012

In this post I will be sharing one of the most profound and impactful lessons of my life. But for …

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Admit the Effect

June 21, 2012

Scene One:  He’s done eating his dinner.  He gets up and walks to the kitchen with his plate.  His intention …

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Learning from Blurring

June 18, 2012

I went to the eye doctor recently; it was time to get new glasses.  One of the tests, new this …

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Forward!

June 14, 2012

If you cry “Forward!” you must make clear the direction in which to go.  Don’t you see that if you …

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The 84th Problem

June 11, 2012

There is an old story about a man who came to see the Wise man because he had heard that …

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Catch More Life

June 7, 2012

An American tourist was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one …

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The Cracked Pot

June 4, 2012

A Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her …

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