Leaders, circus pooper scoopers, and conflict
A former boss was well-known for his flamboyant language and turns of speech. One of his favorite analogies was to compare a leader’s job in dealing with conflict with being the pooper scooper at the circus. He’d tell us it was our job to clean up the messes people on...
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4 business lessons drawn from tough times
Business can lead to cutthroat competition in more ways than one, but I learned that the darkest moments also can lead to the greatest triumphs and best business lessons. It’s the worst experiences that sometimes teach us the most important lessons. I encountered...
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Truth never goes out of style
“Oh, come on. It’s just a little white lie. Why are you making such a big deal out of it?” “Because it’s a lie, and it’s not so little.” “Dude, you’re never going to get anywhere with that mindset. Sometimes you just have to stretch the truth. Everyone does it.”...
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What conflict and courage have in common
Just like spring breezes and pollen, conflict is in the air. Contentious attitudes are everywhere. We find them in the media, in workplaces, in our social media feeds, in the streets, between friends, and at the dinner table. Civility and respect for other’s rights...
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Ready to create a reaction chain of goodness?
“You are a total idiot! No one in their right mind thinks that way.” The conversation coming from the group at the far end of the coffee shop had kept getting louder and louder. Everyone knew they were talking about immigration. The “idiot” fellow had shared that...
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Embrace Being #2: Six Ways to Handle Rejection
Ten years ago, in the 2008 Olympics, Michael Phelps won the Gold Medal in the Men’s 100M butterfly beating out Milorad Cavic by a mere .01 second. Literally, in the 1/30th time it takes to blink, Phelps’s dreams were realized, and Cavic’s were dashed. Over the course...
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