In his excellent book Taking Responsibility by Dr. Nathaniel Brandon, he addresses the ten most common beliefs that people use to excuse themselves from taking personal responsibility for where they find themselves in life. They’re listed on this poster. As… Read More ›
There is another poster entitled Self Revelations that speaks about the importance of a leader being vulnerable enough to express his/her own thoughts and feelings in order to successfully bond with his/her followers. This poster takes it a step further… Read More ›
Kevin FitzMaurice did the world of communication and its variety of dysfunctions a great service when he assembled the matrix depicted in this poster. Down the left hand side you’ll see the emotional reactions within a communication from that of… Read More ›
The classic example of a double bind is the question: “Have you stopped beating your spouse yet?” There is no answer in which you will be in good standing with the person who asked that question. It truly is a… Read More ›
This poster has been designed to be a laminated pocket card to carry in your wallet or purse for easy reference. This poster at first glance might seem simplistic. At second glance what isn’t in the poster is maybe more… Read More ›
This poster has been designed to be a laminated pocket card to carry in your wallet or purse for easy reference. Conflict is uncomfortable for most people. Nevertheless, differing opinions are a basic fact of life. Just take a moment… Read More ›
“If I lose this job, I don’t know what we’ll do for food.” “If you throw me out of the house, I just might kill myself.” “If you don’t give me this promotion, I’m seriously thinking of leaving the company.”… Read More ›
Leaders are consciously aware that no one given relationship should ever be viewed outside the context of all the other relationships that the leader might presently have or ever has had. Whereas if kept in a “relationally tight box,” any… Read More ›
When opening a difficult conversation, few preambles work better than “I don’t know how to tell you this without upsetting you.” A leader understands the power of this phrasing. A leader understands that very often it is not knowing how… Read More ›
Wise advice by David Sandler is to “Diffuse a bomb before it blows.” The strong leader doesn’t wait for an issue to be raised by one of his followers. If the leader knows there’s an issue, s/he brings up the… Read More ›
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