Making Collaboration Real
Ask a random person on the street, and they'll support collaboration. Of course it's a good idea when people get together to work on something, solve a problem, help each other out. I'll go out on a limb and ...
Conflict Resolution Tip: Be Forgiving When They Get It Wrong
Here's a quick tip for working through conflict situations: be forgiving of the other party when they do things wrong. Let them get the facts wrong. Let them suggest that your intentions are one way, when you know th ...
Learning at Blog World (#bwe10)
This past weekend I had the opportunity to actually ATTEND a conference, rather than go as a speaker or to network as part of a business development strategy. I went to Blog World Expo in Las Vegas simply to learn. I am ...
The (Dangerous) Focus on Individuals
It's almost election time, which means I am now being pitched left and right (so to speak) about which candidate I should elect. Which individual I should send to Washington (or Annapolis, etc.) who will either turn ...
Ride Allegheny Begins
Thanks to EVERYONE who has donated money to support Operation Second Chance, the charity we ride for every year on Ride Allegheny. If you missed it, here's the post where I give the background and also a link to a m ...
USAirways: Can I Get You Some Epic With That #Fail?
I am usually pretty patient with airlines. I'm patient with delays and waiting for crews to come in from a different flight, etc. Heck, I'd even be patient if they waited a few minutes to let connecting passengers get on ...
"Not Withering" is not the same as "Flourishing"
I'm not sure I want to dredge up the whole "relevance" debate, but this post from CV Harquail makes some really good points that I think better explains some of what I was trying to say by moving "beyo ...
“Not Withering” is not the same as “Flourishing”
I'm not sure I want to dredge up the whole "relevance" debate, but this post from CV Harquail makes some really good points that I think better explains some of what I was trying to say by moving "beyo ...
Book Review: Getting Naked by Patrick Lencioni
I think I've said several times on this blog that Patrick Lencioni is my favorite business author. I like the way he delivers his material in the form of a story, complete with characters and drama and plot (but if ...
Managing Conflict With Confidence: 7 Tips for Conflict Resolution at #newideas10
Okay, Day 2 at the TSAE New Ideas Conference, and this morning's session is "Managing Conflict With Confidence: 7 Tips for Conflict Resolution." Thanks to everyone who came out to the session. Here are some ...