unrealistic or visionary

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Unrealistic or Visionary? (It’s a thin line…)

Question: “Our boss has unrealistic expectations for both the quantity and quality of work we can deliver in a certain period of

time to START 2

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Time to START

Time to start what? Time to start thinking about your roles and goals for the coming year. It is mere days until

its the system

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It’s the System, Silly

Sufficient credit often is not given for the supporting system in the success or failure of a business or enterprise. A recent

100000 Americans die

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100,000 Americans Die…

100,000 Americans die each year from hospital-acquired infections, many passed on by hospital workers from sinks and hand sanitizer dispensers inside and

no right to win

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They Had No Right to Win

“They had no right to win. Yet they did, and in doing so they changed the course of a war…even against the

after action report

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After-Action Report

How to maximize learning from an experience? How to wring out every little bit of knowledge possible of every significant situation or

ItsNotMyJob

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Not My Job vs. 360-Degree Awareness

Every organization has its weaknesses, known failure paths where danger lurks and breakdowns tend to happen. If you have any knowledge of

impossible only in mind

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Impossible is Only in Your Mind

To think a thing impossible is to make it so. On a recent November weekend, four Top 10 football teams fell to

matrix reporting

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Matrix Reporting Relationships Explained (aka Dotted-Line Responsibility)

We live in a complex world. Few things are easy or simple, and if they were, they would already have been done.

love me or love money

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Love Me or Love Money, Not Both?

A recent study of 1,700 couples published in the Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy by Dr. Jason Carroll of Brigham Young

no slakers downers jerks

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No Slackers, Downers, or Jerks Need Apply

How nasty, incompetent, or lazy employees do damage far in excess of their number. Slacker: A person who shirks work or responsibility

limitless living

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Limitless Living: 100-Year-Old Marathoner Finishes Race

The Wall Street Journal reported that on October 16, 2011, 100-year-old Fauja Singh finished the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. While his 8+ hours