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Quit Trying To “Fix It” – Nobody’s Broken

Trying to "fix" someone's problem is a futile, rookie mistake.  Trying to fix a person in distress assumes two things: (a) the person is broken and in need of fixing; and (b) you are just the person to do it Machines break.  People hurt. Machines need fixing.  People...

Ignite a Culture of Care

HURTING PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE.Because hurting people hurt people, it is imperative that leadership invest in - and ignite - a culture of care that encourages support for self and one another.Listen as Dorie makes the case for care - addressing attendees of the Women In...

“I Win. You Lose.” My Addiction To Being Right

I used to take everything personally...this is an embarrassing confession.  Political opinions, instructor critiques, a dinner guest declining a second-helping of whatever I were serving…you name it, I took it personally. I did this because I believed everything was...

From “Good Listener” to “Effective Helper”

I was recently asked one of my least favorite questions: What do you do?  I dislike this question because I can't seem to answer it in seven seconds or less (I envy people who can identify their profession, mission or calling in just a few words).  I usually say...

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