If you already have the structure of something—a task, a project, an issue... ...it might not be the thing you most need to do. Maybe you should hand it off, or be done with it altogether. We like …
New language: Friend or foe?
We’re at a gathering of professionals... Some present find some of the language challenging. It doesn’t fit with their culture. They would like some of the words to be changed. They want met at their …
Too comfortable?
To what extent should leaders expect to feel uncomfortable—a little of the time, a lot of the time, or somewhere in the middle? Sometimes people in leadership positions comment that such and such …
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 …
Are you stuck in other people’s comfort zones?
To grow, we need to step out of our comfort zone; to accept we don't know everything; to take a risk. We're familiar with that. But had it occurred to you that sometimes we may hold back because our …
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