Self-Trust: Reconsidering Self-Confidence

No one will trust you until you trust yourself.

Self-trust is better than self-confidence. Ungrounded self-confidence is baseless arrogance.

Self-trust is based on self-knowledge. You need to know seven things about yourself to trust yourself.

People trust you when you trust yourself.

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Beyond Gratitude: Show People They Matter

Show people they matter before they close their heart. An open heart strives to grow, enjoys being coached, and welcomes honest feedback. Feeling significant fuels motivation.

Genuine interest in team members energizes engagement. But when people feel devalued, they focus on daily minimum requirements.

How to use a 6-panel storyboard…

The Fools Guide to Wisdom

The problem with wisdom is the young aren’t interested and the old think they have it.

I know I’m not wise because I think I am.

“I am better off than he is, for he knows nothing, and thinks that he knows; I neither know nor think that I know.” Plato

10 wise questions even fools can use.

7 Ways to Make Plans that Work

The thing I hate about planning is the feeling that something is getting done. Planning is talking, not doing.

A collective sigh of relief at the end of planning sessions predicts disaster.

Plans don’t work, people do.

You plan a disaster if you rely on plans made annually.

Short-term plans distill into behaviors.

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When Being a “Bad Leader” Is Good

You could be a “bad leader” for doing the right thing!

Servant leadership doesn’t win popularity contests in authoritarian environments. Showing up as a humble leader in a dysfunctional culture makes you the problem.

Here are seven ways to be a “bad leader” in a good way.

Toxic Behaviors that Poison Teams

Toxic teams spiral inward and downward.

Reaching high requires high-functioning teams.

How to lead a toxic team:

Assume silence is agreement.
Question motives.
Avoid tough topics.
Tolerate drifters.
Interrupt each other.
Get lost in the weeds.

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