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We’re Moving To Where?
“When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.” ― Rodney Dangerfield I suspect that, if pressed, we could separate people into three rough categories: those who would not mind living in other places, … Continue reading
Posted in 11: Growth, 15: Baggage, 16: Culture, Career
Tagged baggage, career, culture, life experience, marriage, parenting
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Thoughts On Performance Reviews (& Behavior Feedback)
“Don’t mistake activity with achievement.” ― John Wooden This is a great nugget from a great leader, manager, and coach, primarily because it hits home at all levels of human activity. Not just leadership, but any human behavior or endeavor. … Continue reading
Posted in 14: Behavior, 15: Baggage, Career
Tagged baggage, behavior, behavior feedback, behavioral continuity, career, conflict, Conflict Management, conflict resolution, culture, dealing with people, decision, decision making, marriage, networks, parenting, people management, people managers, performance reviews, Peter Principle, practiced behavior, sleeper values
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Thoughts On Conflict Resolution
“Letting go is the willingness to change your beliefs in order to bring more peace and joy into your life instead of holding onto beliefs that bring pain and suffering…” ― Hal Tipper Welcome back. I decided to be very … Continue reading
Dirty Little Secret: Baggage
“If God meant for us to carry baggage around, he would have made our skin have little pouches like kangaroos” ― Rachel Van Dyken Ever wonder why you probably have less success in your attempts to influence others than you’d … Continue reading
What to Expect Further, or Not
While I was mulling over the 14 “Management (or Influencing) Behaviors” from my earlier post, I was pleased to come across an interview with Jim Harter from Gallup (the poll people) in Businessweek. Gallup’s research affirms most of the same behaviors … Continue reading
Spilled M&Ms© 8 – Character, Integrity, Behavior II [FPs]
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, how much is a sketch worth? Or, after long thought over my last post that was rather “salted” with strange, alien and rune-like musings, how many words is an “equation” (the e-word) worth? … Continue reading
Posted in 13: Values & Self, 14: Behavior
Tagged Added Value, behavior, behavior curve, character, cooperative games, fundamental principle, games, heuristic, integrity, learning, life experience, marriage, negative sum game, non-cooperative games, parenting, positive sum game, practiced behavior, sleeper values, survival instincts, value added, values, vicarious learning, zero sum game
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Spilled M&Ms© 6 – Character: “Trust, but Verify”
I’ve been working on this post for a long time, but, unfortunately, it still fits better into a ‘longform’ post rather than being split into smaller pieces. Please read on, but with patience. Our human nature of Selective as well … Continue reading
Spilled M&Ms© 5 – Delayed Character Revelation [FP]
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there,” John Wooden (10 time National Champion UCLA basketball coach) That’s not a normally perceived relationship between ability (Competence) and Character. We tend to focus more … Continue reading
Posted in 12: Character
Tagged behavior, character, Competence, fundamental principle, human nature, marriage, parenting, practiced behavior, reputation, sleeper values, values
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Spilled M&Ms© 3 – The Importance of Character
After spending two posts on the elements of Character, it seems appropriate to add some remarks on why there is such an overall cultural emphasis on character, and reasons why the quote, “Adversity doesn’t develop character, it reveals it” is … Continue reading
Posted in Career
Tagged adversity, behavior, behavior framework, behavioral compass, career, character, decision, games, marriage, parenting, practiced behavior, principles, Say-Do-Are, turbulence, values
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Push You, Pull Me (Sorry, Dr. Dolittle)
For reference, the pushmi-pullyu was a Dr. Dolittle character that had two heads at opposite ends of its body. When it tried to move, both heads tried to go in opposite directions. This would be the epitome of energy and … Continue reading
Posted in 09: Doing, 10: Integrity
Tagged AADS, abilities, Added Value, behavior, career, coaching, integrity, marriage, mentoring, parenting, performance reviews, Say-Do-Are, value added, values
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Road Signs and Blind Spots 