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Its origins are debated.
Its also been criticized as being scientifically inaccurate.
And yet still the "boiled frog" metaphor persists.
It persists because it carries a powerful message about our ...
In the final article in this series, I'm going to return to a quote I started with in the overview:
A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
~John Shedd
Beyond the safety of th...
You see a big opportunity, a new level you aspire to play at.
They say what got you here won't get you there.
Leaders I know who have made the leap describe it as requiring a new way of comporting ...
This is the fourth article in a series about the inner paradigms that shape how we...see, navigate, make sense of, and carve success in the world.
If it's true that "what got you here, won't get you...
This is the third article in a series about the inner paradigms that shape how we...see, navigate, make sense of, and carve our success...in the world.
If it's true that "what got you here, won't ge...
A popular coaching trope is "What got you here won't get you there."
If true, it begs two questions. Here is the first: what must I change?
The famed coach Marshall Goldsmith tried to answer the ...
It seems hard to believe, but one of the best selling Zen books for all time, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, was published over 50 years ago.
There is a chapter on Excitement, where Suzuki Roshi admonis...
Roadwork has long been a conditioning strategy used by boxers to fuel recovery and build an aerobic base onto which more interval and high intensity work could be layered. Despite the popularity of C...
Most are familiar with the tragic story of the devastating onstage attack by a tiger during a Siegfried & Roy show at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The attack left Roy crippled for the rest of his life.
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You are dreading an upcoming presentation to senior leaders, or the C-Staff, or the Board. You are dreading it because at least one person has a rep as a egomaniac. Sotto voce: you might have a differ...
One night long ago, a camel was freezing in the cold desert. He asked his master if he could just put his nose inside the tent for a bit of warmth. The master thought there would be no harm in that an...
Meetings are often more effective when there is a skilled facilitator present to keep things on track, holdup the mirror, create a safe space, etc.
Unfortunately, few meetings have one.
Many have a ...
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