There are people who prefer to hold meetings or give presentations in rooms with no windows. They think the absence of windows reduces distractions and helps people concentrate. They want people to look at images on a screen, or words on a board, not out a window. These people want to help people decide where to focus their […]
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We believe in being objective, rational, analytical. We believe in being effective, efficient, practical, professional. We believe in making sense, understanding, explaining. We believe in planning, making progress, moving forward. It is easy for us to get caught up in doing whatever next thing needs to be done. While these can each be important, they are
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The greatest, longest, most challenging struggle of our lives is becoming who we are. Every thought, every experience holds clues which help us discover our deeper selves. Every memory, every fear, every moment of joy is a key which opens another door. It is as if we have hidden who we are before we were aware. We
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We are passionate about what we do, people around us, making a difference in the world. We care about being treated with justice and respect, getting what we deserve, finding satisfaction. We look for leaders who connect with us around our deeper passions. We want leaders to move and inspire us in ways we care about. We are
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Many of us approach spiritual life as if it were an option, something we can choose if we want. We feel we can add spiritual life to the mix when we are more in touch with our spiritual side. Certain holidays or seasons seem to be more conducive to spiritual life. Some people appear to be more
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We are living in a fantasy world. Our lives are far beyond the greatest fantasies our grandparents could imagine. The wildest dreams of science fiction have become common, everyday appliances. Our careers may be limited only by our own imaginations. Many of us spend more time participating in fantasy sports than playing real sports. We have
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We live in a world fixated on the importance of answers. The point of living in the Information Age appears to be the accessibility of answers. We expect to be able to find answers with a few clicks or keystrokes. Our great institutions of education, commerce, even religion focus their efforts on finding answers. We tend to
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The first lesson I can remember learning about leadership was from playing a game. When you play Follow the Leader, one person is the leader. Everyone else lines up behind the leader, pays attention, and copies what the leader does. The lesson of the game is that leaders get to decide what happens. Follow the Leader does
There are times when spiritual life urges us beyond where we are comfortable. Spiritual life may take us to places where we are not sure we want to go. Spiritual life may put us in touch with people we are not sure we want to know. We may face our fears or question beliefs we
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There is just something about experts that causes us to hope they are making a mistake. It may be the tendency of experts to be confident in their own skills. They believe in their ability to take everything into consideration, to anticipate all the variables. Experts often project a sense they have things under control. They have
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