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GROWING IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES

Healthy organizations grow and change. These days change ramps up.  We grow and change at such a fast pace; it can be a bit unsettling. Fastballs come faster.  Curveballs break sharper.  We increasingly find ourselves facing tougher challenges.  We increasingly make more mistakes as we try to keep pace. Our mindset in the face of these challenges […]

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MOVING TOWARD THE GOAL

Yellowstone quote of the week: “There are two roads in life,” Rip Wheeler narrates in this latest Yellowstone Season 4 trailer.  “One is you’re winning or learning.  The other is you’re losing.  All the way to the grave.” Don’t know if you watch the series.  It’s violent, profane but has a good storyline. Rip was coaching a young boy […]

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DEVELOPING AGENCY

“What matters most in the end, though, is this: your belief in your capacity to create positive change and the courage to take action.” – Tom Kelley Reducing the above quote to two questions: Can you make a difference?   I believe in the concept of having “agency.”  You develop agency by building upon existing skills and […]

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THREE GROWING STAGES: LEARNING, IMPLEMENTING & TEACHING

I was listening to pastor Rick Warren talk about growing spiritually.  He said those of us who are growing are doing these three things: “Get it. Got it. Give it!”   “Get it” is the learning stage.  We read books.  We ask questions.  We stay open to upping our game.  If we are improving in life, we […]

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