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How do I get Control of my Time? Wrong Question!
Like many young adults with an undergraduate degree in Philosophy, my first job after graduation was in a restaurant. It wasn’t the profession my mother had in mind for me, but I enjoyed restaurant work. When I eventually became the General Manager of a restaurant, I never felt bored or unchallenged. There’s something very satisfying… Read more
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The Playground and the Playing Field
In our organizational lives, we need wins to thrive and we need to thrive in order to win. Read more
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You Can’t Schedule a Time to be Agile; Getting things done while figuring things out
Agile organizations don’t separate getting things done from figuring things out. Read more
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Practicing Uncertainty
Here’s a workout routine I devised for teams to help them stretch their capacity for uncertainty before taking on a complex challenge. Read more
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Who Gets to Pose the Question?
Last week, my friend and colleague Michael Reidy shared a powerful insight with me. I had just completed an overview of the Unstuck Minds Method at an Interaction Associates gathering. During the overview I showed a slide contrasting questions asked by leaders before applying the Unstuck Minds method (left-hand column in the table below) and… Read more
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Have a D.I.E.T (Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Talk)
I’m experimenting with a card deck of questions that you can download for free at unstuckminds.com. It’s called the D.I.E.T. (Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Talk) Deck. Read more