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The Culture of “Blame”

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On February 10, 2009

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One of the biggest blocks to most people stepping into personal leadership and responsibility is that they are so afraid of making mistakes that they won’t take the risk of being responsible and accountable at the same time.  Most people inaccurately see responsibility as another way of laying “blame” – or finding who is “at fault” when things go wrong.  Combine this with the fear of losing face, and you have people who won’t speak up – even though they know the solution!

Encouraging people to speak up requires building trust and safety.  Before people will take the risk of speaking up, they need to know that they won’t be punished for expressing themselves and stating their opinions.

Little White Lies

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On February 9, 2009

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Honesty is the best policy:  platitude or truism? How many times are we faced with the decision to be honest or to tell a “little white lie?” No one else may know or find out; however, you know and how do you feel about yourself?

There are many ways to tell the truth without the discomfort that most people avoid. It just takes a little effort to escape the black/white way of thinking.

Lead or Follow

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On February 9, 2009

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Are you a leader or follower? The best leaders also make the best followers; however, the best followers are not always the best leaders…

Great Leadership

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On February 9, 2009

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“Great leadership lies in the absence of ordinary.”

Power

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On February 9, 2009

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“The supreme proof of virtue is to possess boundless power – without abusing it.”

Benchmarks

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On February 9, 2009

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“Ambitious people aim at benchmarks. Leaders define them.”

It Is Unwise To Pay Too Much, But Worse To Pay Too Little

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On February 9, 2009

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“It is unwise to pay too much, but it is unwise to pay too little.

When you pay too much, you lose a little money; that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything.

Because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing you bought it to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot.

It cannot be done.

If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better.

There is hardly anything in the world that someone can’t make a little worse and sell a little cheaper – and people who consider price alone are this man’s lawful prey”.

– John Ruskin 1819-1900

Looking

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On February 9, 2009

In Leadership & Influence

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”

How vs. Why

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On February 9, 2009

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Most people want to know HOW to do something.  They ask, “How do I make more money? How do I speak up? How do I take more leadership?”

The HOW is the easy part when you have a clear picture of WHY.   Answer these questions: Why do you want to speak up? What will that give you? Once you are clear on what it will give you, figuring out how to do it is easy…

Straight Line

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On February 9, 2009

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Most people think that the fastest way to get between two points is a straight line… and yes, they are correct when in a one dimensional reality. This is similar to looking at the horizon and saying that the world is flat.

We live in a multidimensional world and often the most creative solution shows that the fastest way to get from one point to the other is NOT always a straight line!

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