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I completely enjoyed facilitating a leadership development workshop today. The class was packed with people who are transitioning into leadership roles--moving from individual contributors to managers. At one point the discussion moved towards dealing with difficult people. In particular, a participant talked about struggling with a challenging boss. Cynthia, a new leader in the organization's HR department,... Continue Reading →
According to Professor Michael Roberto, author of Know What You Don’t Know, one of the skills to uncover potential problems in business and on projects is to "Hunt for Patterns." Roberto fleshes this out, detailing how some problems stem from using faulty analogies. Intuition depends on "our ability to draw appropriate analogies"--a connecting the dots... Continue Reading →
Can you relate to the old maxim that meetings are where minutes are taken and hours are wasted? Anyone striving to deliver projects and lead teams understands the humor and tragedy of the clever saying. Some years ago my son's best friend joined his father for "Take Your Child To Work Day". When he got... Continue Reading →
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