You’ll See It When You Believe It
The title of this post, of course, is the reverse of the popular phrase, "I'll believe it when I see it." In other words, until you show me proof, I'm not sure I'm going to believe you. Tha ...
Category: Individual Development
You'll See It When You Believe It
The title of this post, of course, is the reverse of the popular phrase, "I'll believe it when I see it." In other words, until you show me proof, I'm not sure I'm going to believe you. Tha ...
The Hard work of Patience
I've written a lot about truth lately--maybe I should also write about "patience," because patience, like truth, it is one of those words that tends to have fairly complex meaning to people--yet everyone de ...
Happiness Isn't the Right Metric
At dinner the other night a colleague implied that money is rarely the reason people leave jobs--if they were happier at their current job, they wouldn't be looking around, or at least they would feel more s ...
Happiness Isn’t the Right Metric
At dinner the other night a colleague implied that money is rarely the reason people leave jobs--if they were happier at their current job, they wouldn't be looking around, or at least they would feel more s ...
Leadership Skills: Who do you hang out with?
I'm speaking next week for the Health Care Association of Michigan at their leadership conference. One of the sessions I'm doing is on the "mindsets" of 21st century leadership. Times have changed, and ...
Love Your Clients
I know some people get a little antsy when you start talking about "love" in the workplace. That's their prerogative. I also know that some of the most brilliant people I know embrace the idea with reckless ...
From Complaining to Commitment
A few weeks ago I wrote about the "discourse of complaining." While I am no fan of whining, I like that phrase because it reminds us that complaints actually are serious things--it is a way to identify the th ...
Keeping Your Edge
Maddie Grant tossed out a bit of a weekend blog-grenade on Saturday with a meme targeted at Generation X titled "Have We Sold Out?" Her challenge to me and others she tagged:So go on, tell me my fellow Xe ...
The Discourse of Complaining
In my consulting work, I work with clients to solve problems. That, of course, means we have to clearly identify the problems, which, in turn, means I am guaranteed to spend time with people who are complaining. It see ...