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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Re-framing

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Chris

In this week’s newsletter we explored Gamestorming and No Problem; two books designed explicitly to help you navigate the murky waters of complex business challenges. In reviewing the two books, I started thinking about the power of re-framing; that is, looking through existing problems in a new light. If you’ve ever played the game Boggle, you [...]

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Problem Solving or Feature Pushing?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Chris

Most of us are professional problem solvers.  Regardless of our title, role or industry, most of us are compensated and recognized for our ability to identify problems (in some cases, before they come up), define a solution for them, and then resolve them – as efficiently and effectively as possible. So long as we’re competent, [...]

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Readers’ Choice – January

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Andy

Last month Mike Figliuolo’s One Piece of Paper was chosen as the readers’ choice book of the month and was summarized this week. What book would you like to see us summarize next month? Read about the titles below and then vote on our Facebook page. Voting concludes on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 11.59PM [...]

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Love and Respect

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Chris

I love our clients. I was reflecting on that, as I drove home from a new client meeting the other day, and got to thinking of how pure the feeling was.  I want them to succeed.  I want desperately to help them achieve their goals of being a strong leader and giving their teams the [...]

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Riding the line

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Chris

I believe that one of the reasons people fall flat (in staggering percentages) on their New Years Resolutions goals is that they ride the line too closely. “Riding The Line”:  When your expectations (on yourself or others) is so high that it would take being perfect 99.99% of the time to realize your goals. Jan [...]

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