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Pieces/Parts

July 16, 2012

Wherever you are at when reading this, your car is likely in the vicinity.  I’m obviously playing the odds; most …

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Puppy Perspective

July 12, 2012

It must be noon; my dogs just relocated to the living room. They’ve taken their positions on the arm of …

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Obeying: Murky Middle Ground

July 5, 2012

… even if you obey, what is your responsibility to actively support? You can undermine a decision or initiative more …

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Disobeying

July 2, 2012

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones …

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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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The Airplane Needs a Pilot

April 24, 2012

I received some off-line feedback recently on a previous post. The feedback was prompted by my Fighting the Physics post …

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Fighting the Physics

April 9, 2012

“Grab a piece of paper.  Make your best paper airplane.”   And the management workshop immediately takes off!  “Okay, let ’em …

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Dead On Arousal

April 5, 2012

“Have we lost our passion for service?  When did people become complacent?  We’re misfiring on the fundamentals . . . …

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Sprinkling the Pixie Dust

March 25, 2012

I was very new to the company. I was in a meeting with the regional vice president and the regional …

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Management by Walking Around…in a Loop

March 17, 2012

A CEO who had begun to practice his own form of “management-by-walking-around” learned from his employees that the company inhibited …

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