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Three Tips to See Beyond Your Filters for Good Decisions
You’re wired to see what you already believe. It’s a simple statement but the implications for decision-making are complex. What you already believe is built layer upon layer from your experiences which create a filter through which you see the world. Good...
Tips from Helicopter Pilots to Grow Your Organization
They started with two helicopters, an office crammed into the corner of the hangar filled with beat up furniture. Today, there are eight helicopters, a flight simulator, an office building outside the hangar and services offered in three locations across the country....
Three Quick Leadership Lessons from an Illustrator
He worked fast and it was mesmerizing to watch. I was speaking at Asbury Communities on leadership decision-making using infotuition. As I spoke, Bruce drew. Bruce is an illustrator who graphically records programs as they unfold. It is remarkable to watch him work....
Stop Draining Your Attention! Practical Tips to Manage Distractions
Chances are...you are losing time and productivity due to distractions at work. And there's neither time nor energy in the day to waste. We choose to allow distractions to get in our way and it doesn't have to be that way. It's as though the brain contains an...
Tips from a Pansy: Three Ways Your Brain Wilts
The morning was a bit cool for April as we finished our run. Trees were flowering white and pink like cotton and cotton candy. Yards popped with vibrant yellow and purple pansies. It looked beautiful and happy. If you aren't a gardener you may not know that pansies...
Leadership Lessons from Super Bowl Commercials
The big day was approaching. By "big day" I don't mean election day (which can't come soon enough) or a wedding day, I mean the Super Bowl-THE big day for U.S. sports fans. To be clear, I am not a U.S. sports fan, but even people like me watch the Super Bowl. My...
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Reach Your Goals: Leadership Insights from a Kayak
It was a beautiful fall day in Keystone, Colorado. The aspen were gold and the sun highlighted the crevasses in the mountains that guarded the lake. It was a perfect time to rent a kayak and paddle around under the blue sky. My love affair with Kayaking really began...
Three Tips to Increase Productivity
Rain. All day. Grey and dreary. Yay! I love a rainy day. Why would anyone find a damp, overcast day appealing? Here's what I observe: On a rainy day, the to-do list is shorter because some things can't be done or are less convenient in the rain. I focus my attention...
Four Tips to Manage Your Energy Drains and Fillers
“You’re doing what?” The question came from my girlfriends during our morning run. I had explained my plan to attend a weekend meditation retreat. It wasn’t the meditation retreat they reacted to. It was the plan: Friday night concert (we already had tickets);...
Mental Flexibility: Stay Calm and Find the Workaround
It happened for the second time. I arrived to speak at the conference workshop and realized that I left the mail-back cards and envelopes at home...again. (Yes, I have a packing checklist; yes, I used the checklist; yes, I still overlooked it.) That feeling of panic...
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