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Chronic problems are not problems, they are constraints.
road to heaven BLOCKED by saturn21 on deviantart.com In any environment, among any group of people, there are going to be problems that just don’t go away. You might have a critical vendor who is your...
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It’s all in how you look at it – current state to ideal state
A Change of Perspective by kuschelirmel on deviantart.com We’ve all encountered the Doubting Thomas. The person who, when presented with process-based thinking and improvement concepts (especially...
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How organizations function is a matter of habit.
Old Habits Die Hard by jettwolfgang on deviantart.com From micro to macro, the ways and means of operating are deeply ingrained. If you want to get a sense of how an organization operates, all you need...
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The paradoxical inefficiency of thought
Imagination by silverin87 One of my life’s great frustrations is the number of good ideas that get lost throughout the course of a normal day. Before I can find a voice recorder, pencil, or something...
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How Expensive is Perfection?
Last week I managed to chalk up 15 years of marriage, remarkably they were all consecutive and all to the same woman. I feel more than a little smug about this achievement (how my wife feels is a moot...
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When habits go bad – walking the extra mile
Let your mind do the walking by jzcj5 So, it has been nearly 2 weeks since I’ve post to the blog. Some times, inspiration is simply hard to find. Other times, your mother-in-law takes your wife and 2...
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Dad tells a story of inefficient communication, and truly wasteful meeting...
steelwork by roodpa-d4xunzm On a recent trip home for the Holidays, I was railing about such-and-wuch workplace goings on, when my father shared a story from his days managing projects in the...
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In the age of engagement, you can’t thwart ambition
ambition by tja88 There are more articles, books and posting out there on engagement, creating engagement, the benefits of creating engagement, and so on than I can count. So, of course, I’m going to...
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A powerful habit: commit to being a better person
You are flawed. Accept it. I don’t care what age you are, or gender, or what you’ve accomplished in your lifetime (or not) – you are flawed. There are things about you people don’t like, even if...
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If the student has not learned, the teacher has not taught
As both of the regular readers of this blog know, my wife is an elementary school teacher. One of the things she struggles with, as do all teacher, is developing a lesson to suit multiple learning...
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