Category: Leadership
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The Other AI – Appreciative Inquiry – Part 2
In our last post, we began our journey into the other AI – Appreciative Inquiry. If you recall, Appreciative Inquiry is the method of solving problems with a strengths-based approach, which employs a 4D Cycle – Discover, Dream, Design, and Destiny. And if you also recall, I took the liberty…
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The Other AI – Appreciative Inquiry – Part 1
We’ve all heard of AI (Artificial Intelligence). But there is a different kind of AI that can have profound effects individually and professionally in our lives and in our workplaces. I’m talking about Appreciative Inquiry. “What is this”, you might be asking? Well, let me explain a bit of the…
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Breaking the Laws of Stuckness
You can only steer a moving vehicle. Wait, what? Yeah, that’s right. You can only steer a vehicle that is actually moving. That’s just science. Basically, according to Newton’s Laws of Motion, an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed…
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Treat Trust Like a Broken Bone
Some things just come naturally. And they can be done with a single action. Throwing a ball, kicking a ball, cooking an egg, reading a book, delivering a speech, delegating a task, or giving feedback. Ok, maybe all of those don’t come naturally. But they can all be done with…
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A Better Way to Goal Achievement
Goals, goals, goals. (Cue the Mötley Crüe nightclub anthem.) As humans, we tend to seek adventure and improvement. And in that, we continuously strive for the next level of achievement to attain our next goal. We set goals, our bosses set goals, the worlds of measurement and quality demand that…