“Therefore, you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you judge others; for in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the same things.” – Bible, Romans 2:1 (NRSV-CI) The Trap of Judgment Does judgment truly inspire better performance? For some, it diminishes confidence, leaving them discouraged and disengaged. […]
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Authenticity is your most precious commodity as a leader.” – Marcus Buckingham I was attending a social gathering with some new friends when I mentioned that I am an introvert. One of the other women responded with surprise and relief, commenting that she is an introvert, too. She is a leader in her workplace and
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“The joy in life is to be used for a purpose. I want to be used up when I die.” —George Bernard Shaw As we move from one calendar year to another, we move from endings to beginnings and find time to celebrate holidays. I have been engaging in a practice of choosing to be
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“…to give them beauty for ashes…” – Isaiah 61:3 The brightness of a splotch of color caught my attention. I was hiking in a lava field in El Malpais National Monument. This national park is known as the Land of Frozen Fire and means badlands in Spanish. It is 114,000 acres and home to lava
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“I will walk with you in freedom, for I seek to follow your every command.” – Psalm 119:45 A leader was sharing with me how some of her processes were not working. This was leading to her not meeting deadlines and then also consuming her time in trying to learn how to fix the process.
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“The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.” – Ernest Newman As you work, do you become more inspired? Are your teammates becoming more inspired as they work? When I am doing work that uses my talents, passions and results in me having an
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“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson In last month’s newsletter I wrote about a hike to the top of Iceland’s second highest waterfall. We discussed how this journey is like the pursuit of a vision. I
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“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson What kind of vision inspires you? I have distinct pictures in my mind of standing on mountain ridges where I can see for what seems like forever, and I am in awe of the beauty.
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“The irony is that we attempt to disown our difficult stories to appear more whole or more acceptable, but our wholeness – even our wholeheartedness – actually depends on the integration of all of our experiences, including our falls.” – Brene Brown I am going to state to you what may seem like a contradictory
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“Often what we want and what we need oppose each other (i.e., you want to go on a vacation but you need to make money…) Creativity is making the two coexist (like figuring out how to make money on your vacation).” – Ayse Birsel I love the mountains and being able to stand at a
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