Maturity doesn’t come naturally. It’s learned.
Plants mature with age. People don’t. You can be old and self-absorbed.
Experience isn’t maturity. You can be experienced and act like an infant.
Knowledge doesn’t make you mature. Educated people can throw tantrums when people don’t listen.
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Accountability without consequences is wishful thinking.
Consequences mean decisions matter.
Don’t hold people accountable for what they hope to do. Hold them accountable for what they agree to do.
Support helps people carry responsibility. Rescue takes responsibility from them.
The desire to lead others makes self-leadership boring.
Most aspire to lead others. The best lead themselves.
Don’t be an expert at leading others, and a novice at leading yourself.
Your sour spot sucks the life out of you. Your sweet spot brings you to life.
Your sweet spot goes beyond feeling good to doing good.
How do you help?
Who do you help?
What do you help with?
Find your sweet spot. Here’s how.
The most important relationship at work is with your boss.
You can’t defeat a toxic boss with resistance.
Don’t pull away. Silence invites interference.
You thrive in life when you thrive under less-than-ideal circumstances.
Here’s how to manage a toxic boss.
Some questions focus on situations. What happened? What’s wrong? What do you want?
Begin with situations, but don’t park there.
Coaching questions turn attention to the person.
Problems are mirrors that help us see ourselves.
Don’t rush to solutions. Make space for people to notice themselves.
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