If everyone around you thinks you're doing a great job but you don't see it. You think you're terrible. Then you've just identified a psychological obstacle. A way that you are standing in your own way. Humility is fantastic. I love humble people, they're great! But when humility becomes detrimental to the host then do … Continue reading Detrimental humility →

Would the Chicago Bulls have won so many championships if they hadn't been brutally beaten in the preceding years? Can you have the highs without the lows? I don't think so. I think the lows are necessary and if used properly, create a better team. If learned from, each failure is a blessing in disguise.

I think risk is more forgivable when safety has been secured. When the football team is up 10-0 we laugh at the outrageous move the striker attempts. Whether as the wife tears her hair out when the husband gambles their rent money on a horse. It's a completely different mindset. The negativity of an unwanted … Continue reading Risk after safety →

You want to be attached enough so when the shits hits the fan you don't run away but hunker down and brainstorm solutions. But detached enough so that you don't lose your mind if the ideal outcome doesn't happen. It is a fine needle to thread but an important one.

The unenforced rule quickly becomes a guideline, then a forgotten restriction and finally the norm. Enforcing the rules can be uncomfortable but it is a relative discomfort. Occasionally slapping the wrists of rule breakers sends a message. "We are serious about this rule" What you don't want is the rule breakers to prove to the … Continue reading Unenforced rules →

Freda could see their points of view.She agreed with their logic.The arguments against taking this path were long, varied, well reasoned and compelling.And yet the desire to do it remained.Proving once and for all that humans are not rational beings.

You could resent them for being this way or you could try to understand the reason why and accept them for who they are.The former is easier. The latter is harder but ultimately, I imagine, what Buddhists would suggest.Man I hate it when Buddhists are right.

"I think this could be a big mistake" "It's not a mistake it's a choice" In the movie 'The House of Gucci' one of the characters makes an important distinction. Mistakes are unintended spelling errors, cheating on your wife is a choice. Taking responsibility for one's actions bypasses a huge amount of drama.

'You see I would support the cause but I don't want to risk losing my spot in the town council because of it" The risk is the point. Change doesn't happen with 5,000 anonymous supporters. Change happens when brave souls publicly stand united willing to risk the backlash of supporting a controversial cause.

Organisations tend to tier their problems. The cleaner just has to worry about removing today's stain. The CEO has to think about the big picture. Issues like what direction is the company moving in and where the will they be in five years time. Therefore one can gauge the importance of a conversation by the … Continue reading CEO is cc’ed →