We’re pretty used to being clear about what we want, what our vision is—clear enough that if it showed up, we’d recognize it. But what if we can’t get to that straightaway? That’s where “creative …
Knowing skills or living them?
They know the skills we talked about—the ones we practised at the workshop. They reassured themselves about that. They’re quite safe. No cause for concern. No need to change. No need to leave their …
Who’s more conflicted—us or them?
One day he says one thing; the next another. He just doesn’t seem to “know his own mind.” If only he would stick to what he said. Frustrating, but are we really any different? It’s a curious …
Does personal mastery mean perfect mastery?
In a word, “no,” not in my map, anyway. It’s tempting to think personal mastery means complete command of a subject or indeed oneself. But that’s an ideal rather than a reality, even for the most …
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Does personal mastery make a leader inspirational?
I lately set up a new discussion group on LinkedIn called "Personal Mastery for the Inspirational Leader." You can join the group here. Well, that's not the while truth. The group began as "Personal …
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Does “mastery” mean knowing everything or nothing?
At first sight, mastery seems to imply knowing all there is to know about a subject. Is that ever possible though? Is any subject bounded? Or does every topic just grow and grow as we get to know …
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