Month: September 2013

  • DON’T THROW THE CHANGE IN THE BASKET TOO QUICKLY

    DON’T THROW THE CHANGE IN THE BASKET TOO QUICKLY

    —

    by

    Rick
    in

    Many people try to do too many things at one time and then become impatient and try to shorten the listening process.  It’s like trying to throw change into a tollbooth basket and get out of there too quickly.  It doesn’t work.  The bell goes off and you’ve made a mistake and gained nothing in…

  • DON’T FILL THE SILENCE VACUUM

    DON’T FILL THE SILENCE VACUUM

    —

    by

    Rick
    in

    Ron Heifetz, Senior Lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, is one of the foremost authorities on leadership.  I had the privilege of learning with Ron several years ago and can personally attest to the unconventional approach he uses to teach leadership.  In a Fast Company interview years ago he stated that “most leaders die…