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The Polarization of Holidays
December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

The Polarization of Holidays

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If you live in North America, the last half of December is usually either an incredibly joyful time, or one of dread.  Perhaps the winter holiday season brings up feelings of warmth, love, and generosity. Perhaps the winter holiday season brings up feelings of abandonment, loss, and lack. Perhaps you […]

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The Problem with Disgruntled Former Employees
August 31, 2022

The Problem with Disgruntled Former Employees

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We’ve all at least known, if not actually been, a disgruntled former employee.  Disgruntled former employees (DFE’s, for short), are often problematic in the eyes of management. After all, they’re often the loudest, most publicly opposed to leadership. They’re completely unhampered by any societal obligations to their now-ex-coworkers, and unless […]

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Don’t Break Belonging
March 30, 2022

Don’t Break Belonging

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If you’re a leader seeking to build belonging in your organization or team or loose confederation of monster hunters or whatever, you’ve got to build trust.  Trust, interestingly enough, is measured by its weakest facet.  This means you can have all the credibility in the world, but if you don’t […]

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Approval
September 25, 2021September 24, 2021

Approval

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It’s tempting to want to get picked. After all, it’s a great feeling as someone is articulating their desire for you, your skills, your talents, your value.  I’m not above this desire. Who doesn’t want to be chosen? But at the end of the day, the best thing we can […]

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Cavities
September 11, 2021September 11, 2021

Cavities

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Running a team or an organization is difficult. Often there will be many small problems that get ignored or pushed to the side in the pursuit of the greater goal. And while this is understandable, you don’t want to let these issues fester. Especially if they’re things that don’t often […]

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Pass It Forward
September 7, 2021September 6, 2021

Pass It Forward

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Especially in hierarchies, it’s easy to pass things forward. Whether it’s being treated humanely or being treated poorly, we usually model what we’ve seen and then others model that behavior as well.  But if you were treated poorly, you can always choose to stop the cycle of abuse and follow […]

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September 3, 2021September 2, 2021

Toilet Paper and Electricity

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Toilet paper, running water, and electricity are all things that are easy to take for granted. Often, we don’t even really think about them until we realize their absence.  The same goes for trust. While it’s easy to take it for granted, once it’s gone, the absence can quickly grow […]

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Intent Vs Impact
August 28, 2021August 28, 2021

Intent Vs Impact

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It’s easy to hide behind the consequences of your actions when the intention was not malicious. “It’s just a joke.” “Oh, I didn’t mean it that way.” But that doesn’t mean that the impact of one’s actions was any less than if the intent was, in fact, malicious. If we […]

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Having it Both Ways
August 21, 2021August 21, 2021

Having it Both Ways

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When arguing something we’re factually correct about, we often expect the other party to admit that they’re wrong and learn from the experience. But how often are we willing to admit that we’re wrong and learn from the experience?  It’s foolish to expect that if we’re right, the other party […]

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Face Creases
August 6, 2021August 5, 2021

Face Creases

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Using my respirator for a few hours (for painting) usually leaves some face creases, very similar to those that our health care workers have been sharing on social media after long shifts trying to save lives while protecting their own. While these face creases might not be conventionally attractive, they […]

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