Is This My Bias or Am I Borrowing It?
Remember, we see the world not as it is but as we are. Most of us see through the eyes of our fears and our limiting beliefs and our false assumptions. – Robin S. Sharma A colleague with whom I am working to launch an in-depth diversity training for leaders recently asked me to join her […]
Finding Courage to Move Through Change
The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress. Charles Kettering NOTE: In light of the ongoing challenges we as a human race are facing with social injustices, I’m reposting this blog from several years ago as I think it is relevant to where we are […]
When Knowing is a Curse
“Most under-communication is inadvertent. People are simply unaware of the gap between what’s in their mind and what’s in yours, and you suffer from that same lack of awareness. In fact, a team of researchers writing in the Journal of Political Economy labeled this phenomenon ‘the curse of knowledge.’ It means that […]
Why Does My Team Frustrate Me?
Recently I was talking with a middle school teacher who is teaching a class focused on helping students learn about their strengths and how working with others who have different strengths can be beneficial as team members. As we discussed the challenges that students have with “tolerating” people who do things differently than they do, […]
Moving Your Team Forward
“Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.” – Patrick Lencioni A group of individuals from the same organization walked out into the small pasture with the task of moving a group of 4 horses from one corner of […]