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Comment on the care and feeding of public speakers by the care and feeding of public speakers | Ideal Fusion Consulting

the care and feeding of public speakers | Ideal Fusion Consulting — Sun, 17 May 2009 06:14:36 +0000

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Comment on impossible is nothing. by RowdyKittens

RowdyKittens — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:08:12 +0000

Powerful quote. I dig it.

Comment on voices carry by RYErnest

RYErnest — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:08:22 +0000

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Comment on point to the passer by Sachi

Sachi — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:19:22 +0000

Every blog needs a UNC reference. Great post. An opinion coming from a project manager who was always “passing” to salespeople who got all the rewards, and I do mean All. I never expected recognition from the sales group, but I did expect salespeople to treat those who worked on my projects, from which salespeople directly benefited, with respect and a bit of gratitude. It rarely happened.

No one realized how much harder that made it to get a group to do great work again. And so…a less-productive culture is reinforced.

It’s interesting to think about what an occasional Thank You, at all levels, can mean to future performance.

Comment on once upon a time this is who i am. by is game theory the right theory? at impossibilities

is game theory the right theory? at impossibilities — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:47:27 +0000

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Comment on the high road by Lee LeFever

Lee LeFever — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:22:34 +0000

We’ve been talking about the high road here at Common Craft and doing what we can to take it. We’re lucky to have fans that are inspired by our work. We wouldn’t trade them for anything. However, sometimes their inspiration is borne out in videos that are very similar to ours and create confusion. Some call them rip-offs and it’s easy to get all uptight about them. But we’ve learned not to.

Instead we assume positive intentions. The people who make videos like ours are sometimes our biggest fans who never intended to create confusion. By approaching the issue (and them personally) with a positive assumption, it’s easier to talk about the issue at hand and not come off like a bully.

So, that’s my 2 cents.

Comment on improvise. by mch

mch — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:36:44 +0000

which makes me wonder – when people’s roles are entrenched (or at least they feel entrenched) what’s the motivation to break out? I cling to this idea that clarity and integrity will show people the light…but there’s no real motivation for people to aspire for that greater perspective when often so little is expected of them in the first place.

Comment on clever solves. by middlemgr

middlemgr — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:58:57 +0000

So what do you do when you are already trapped in middle management? I am stuck in a job making widgets and can’t see the way get to clever.

Comment on knock. knock. by Rahul

Rahul — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:38:05 +0000

Very interesting -

Leadership is also required to shelter the followers from pressure and unreasonable expectations – while keeping the team just out of comfort zone.

Colin Powell says Art of leadership is to be able to achieve more than what science of management says is possible.

Comment on don’t cheat about the small stuff. by JD Stein

JD Stein — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:18:45 +0000

Just stumbled upon your blog through Triiibes. I couldn’t agree with this post more. Little victories are the key.