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May 13, 2021
“Why Are You Doing It That Way? Vs. “Can You Tell Me Why You’re Doing It That Way?”
As those of you who’ve met me surely know, I have a lot of ideas about how things ‘should’ and ‘shouldn’t’ be done—mostly, that things should be done exactly the…
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May 6, 2021
Make ‘Let’s Stay in Touch’ a Reality
As we emerge from our pandemic cocoons, meeting and greeting one another and getting caught up on the business of our business, I’m guessing (hoping!) there will be exuberance in…
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Apr 29, 2021
It’s Never a “Good Question”
As I mentioned in last week’s post, my preference for beginning a meeting or presentation is to start with a story, statistic or question. After that? State your question policy:…
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Apr 8, 2021
Shame on Shame
Is there any feeling more corrosive than shame? Rage, jealousy, and fear… they come and go, but – in my experience – once they’re gone it’s hard to recall what…
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Apr 1, 2021
Assumptions – Why Making an Ass of You Blows Back on Me
Most of us have heard the phrase, “When you assume things you make an ass of u and me,” used by boss-type-people to underlings who made assumptions about how work…
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Mar 18, 2021
Tools for (Potentially) Head-Exploding Conversations
Every now and then we find ourselves in conversations where our internal monologue is, “How is it even possible that this person doesn’t understand why this is irritating/upsetting/disruptive?” Which often…
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Mar 11, 2021
Sometimes a Lateral Move Gets You to the Next Level
This past week I spent time working on various yoga twists. One thing that’s often forgotten and/or overlooked with these deep twists is the importance of moving laterally—taking the torso…
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Mar 4, 2021
Cancel with Class
Greetings Wow-of-the-Week Family, As some of you know, there are words I find upsetting (e.g. moist, slacks, limo…) Among them is the word “classy”. Today’s headline makes an exception for…
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Feb 25, 2021
What Ingredients Make Your Bake? What Would Help You Rise to the Next Level?
This past Tuesday I was working with a client who was just promoted to a senior C-suite role in a worldwide organization. Among the topics we discussed was that the…
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Feb 18, 2021
Are Your Doubts Serving You—Or Are You Serving Them?
The last few weeks (months, years…) I’ve been working on a yoga pose that requires simultaneous rolling and binding (See below for video) Over the last few days, I have…
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