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Seeing Possibilities

There is a pattern that we see again and again in the work we do. When leaders lose hope or find their vision limited almost everything starts to look impossible. Nothing seems worth pursuing. If people are doing anything it is out of guilt or fear or duty but there is no sense that it will ever amount to anything. Creativity plummets. Joy diminishes. Energy wanes. Connections get cut off. And suddenly potential that may be present and bubbling just beneath the surface is invisible to the very people in whom it resides. Assets right at peoples’ fingertips seem to vanish – at least to eyes that have no hope. 

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When my wife and I got to a certain point in our marriage we decide to have children. Now not everyone is in a position to have kids and not everyone who can decides to. But we wanted children and were blessed to be able to have them. 

I have since learned that a basic principle of most healthy organisms is the ability to not only grow but to multiply. 

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It always worries me when people say "it's not personal" when they're talking about their job. Whatever our "job" is, if it matters to us, it is personal. We get excited when things go well. We get upset when we fail. We work our butts off to make things turn out right. If it's not personal, we probably need to find something else to do. In fact, Annette Simmons, the author of "The Story Factor" and "Whoever Tells The Best Story Wins," argues in a recent article that one of the things good leaders do is help their colleagues re-ignite their passion for their common work. And, she says, there's no better way to do that than to let your personal investment show...by telling your own story.

Are You Being (Re)Productive?

When my wife and I got to a certain point in our marriage we decide to have children. Now not everyone is in a position to have kids and not everyone who can decides to. But we wanted children and were blessed to be able to have them. 

I have since learned that a basic principle of most healthy organisms is the ability to not only grow but to multiply. 

Continue reading "Are You Being (Re)Productive?" »

It always worries me when people say "it's not personal" when they're talking about their job. Whatever our "job" is, if it matters to us, it is personal. We get excited when things go well. We get upset when we fail. We work our butts off to make things turn out right. If it's not personal, we probably need to find something else to do. In fact, Annette Simmons, the author of "The Story Factor" and "Whoever Tells The Best Story Wins," argues in a recent article that one of the things good leaders do is help their colleagues re-ignite their passion for their common work. And, she says, there's no better way to do that than to let your personal investment show...by telling your own story.

What's Your Story?

It always worries me when people say "it's not personal" when they're talking about their job. Whatever our "job" is, if it matters to us, it is personal. We get excited when things go well. We get upset when we fail. We work our butts off to make things turn out right. If it's not personal, we probably need to find something else to do. In fact, Annette Simmons, the author of "The Story Factor" and "Whoever Tells The Best Story Wins," argues in a recent article that one of the things good leaders do is help their colleagues re-ignite their passion for their common work. And, she says, there's no better way to do that than to let your personal investment show...by telling your own story.