Tag: Management
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Great Expectations: The Ultimate Disappointment Machine
Stop expecting so much from your employees, your family, and yourself. It’s a waste of time and a perpetual fountain of disappointment. Sounds ridiculous, right? But, hear me out. I’m not suggesting you lower the bar of what you’d like to see happen in those around you. And I’m certainly not asking you to stop…
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3 Ways to Use Breath to Get You Out of Trouble
[Inhale —— Exhale] Go ahead. You do it too. Take a nice deep breath. Come on…you know you want to. [Inhale —— Exhale] That’s it. Feels good, right? Of course it does. You’re doing what comes naturally and easily with virtually no effort at all. Your body does this for you all day and all…
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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 of changing the last phase…
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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 background and then we’ll explore…
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Beyond Gratitude
It’s November and here in the US, that means Thanksgiving. A time when we give thanks for all that we have and all who we know and love. It’s a time of gathering of family, sharing of food, and recollecting upon all we have to be grateful for. And though we are grateful, loving, and…