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Mirror, Mirror … in my head
On a recent family outing to Santa Cruz’s Museum of Art and History, I played in front of a mirror designed to distort. One side of the mirror gave me super long, thin legs. The other side showed me shorter, rounder. I jumped back and forth to see different images. Walking away from the mirror’s…
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Don’t let length limit depth
In a recent workshop coaching people to successfully transition from peer to supervisor, I was asked, “Why did you go into teaching?” I thought, then answered “I don’t know.” My professional-self (the self that mimics the conventional wisdom of what I “should” do and say) was shouting inside “Make something up!” My Self-self (the Self…
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Conflict: A bug or a feature?
There’s an assumption that conflict always involves anger and is always negative. That friction – opposing views, misunderstandings, differences of opinion – between people is to be avoided at all costs. The trouble is that avoiding friction in our relationships is not cost-free. Avoiding friction often erodes and diminishes the very relationship that we seek…
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Can you help me with my homework?
(I know you just got a blog from me yesterday, I hope this post won’t be bothersome.) 3 months ago, 2 colleagues invited me to take an online workshop they’d design. Near the end of the workshop, Everyone A Leader, we were asked to create and then share with other participants a statement about what…
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Express Yourself
Work is one of the ways we express ourselves in life. My thanks to Leslie Tucker of Roundstone International, Inc. I’ve worked with Leslie and always been amazed at her insights and brilliance. Most of this blog is directly from her recent posting; I added the action steps. Watch her video about the opportunity that work is…
Read MoreListening beyond the “snap”
It happened last week. On my way to a meeting, I discovered I was driving without my license. My knee-jerk reactions: stomach drops, hands clench the wheel, eyes dart looking for the coppers. My thoughts: Do I have time to go get it? I forgot my cell, too. What if my client calls me along the…
Read MoreThese times are our times
I’ve been trying to write a super-duper, kick-off-the-year message that would inspire you in your quest to make your unique contribution and be your best self at work and at home. I’ve been coming up blank. Writing something about the January-ness of it all – a new beginning, out with the old/in with the new,…
Read MoreWhen our self-talk comes out of another’s mouth
Channel surfing on Sunday, I stumbled upon the show “Off Camera with Sam Jones”. Off Camera is hosted by director/photographer Sam Jones who created the show out of his passion for the long form conversational interview, and as a way to share his conversations with a myriad of artists, actors, musicians, directors, skateboarders, photographers, and writers…
Read MoreLions and Tigers and Liars, Oh My!
We’ve been lying as long as we’ve had language. Research shows that a child’s ability to bend the truth is a developmental milestone, much like walking and talking. While our noses don’t grow like Pinocchio’s when we lie, research shows a person’s nose can “heat up” when they lie. Liars populate our literature (Gatsby; Lady…
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Ask for Tension … (really?)
Advancement takes effort. When the effort is fueled by a self-generated commitment (part 1 in this series: your “why”) and not an other-imposed “should”, everything and everyone moves forward. When people continually seek to expand relationships and build trust (part 2:accountability knots), that behavior benefits everyone. With these two commitments activated, when support is needed,…
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