by ImpactAdmin | Aug 3, 2015 | QuickBits
Every tree in the forest is built for a unique benefit to all the surrounding growing things, and for all the inhabitants who live there. Some provide shelter. Some provide nutrients. Some provide materials. Ask yourself: What are you uniquely built for? How deep do...
by ImpactAdmin | Jul 23, 2015 | QuickBits
Too many times we think our job is to talk, to share our thoughts, to direct, to cajole. We are better served when we get others talking. We become smarter by hearing what they think, what they see, how they feel and ultimately, we learn things we didn’t know....
by ImpactAdmin | Jul 15, 2015 | QuickBits
People will say politics is a bad thing. Aristotle said that politics is the vehicle we use to negotiate our wants and needs when we went from living as nomads to living in community. Part of your job is to negotiate for those things you think are important and...
by ImpactAdmin | Jul 8, 2015 | QuickBits
At the end of the day, you are paid for one thing: to execute and to get the job done. All the rest is either window dressing or distraction.
by ImpactAdmin | Jun 10, 2015 | Questions of Leadership
Here are leadership qualities almost every leader has, including me, that sometimes work against us: When someone tells us their woes, we immediately want to jump in and save them. We do this because we want to tell them what to do and how to do it. We do this because...
by ImpactAdmin | May 3, 2015 | Questions of Leadership
Last week we began discussing a technique I teach to diffuse conflict. Using the “Tell Me More About That” technique helps us as leaders, spouses, friends, parents, and more. This week, let’s keep building on that topic: One of my axioms is: “There...
