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- Can Someone Lie by Accident?
Look, liars always know. You always know when you lie. In more than 50 years of working with organizations, institutions, senior people, businesses, agencies, and the news media through an extraordinarily broad spectrum of problems and serious circumstances, I have yet to meet anyone who accidentally lied. Well, I did meet one person years back. … Continue reading “Can Someone Lie by Accident?” - Death by Question
One of the most important roles of the trusted strategic advisor is to ask constructive questions that help broaden understanding and move processes and decision making to the next level. Too often, staff tend to use questions as a means of demeaning, maligning, or harming the advice of other advisors. Here are some examples: “Why … Continue reading “Death by Question” - Is Your Boss A JAM? Is Anyone You Know? The Profile of a Jackass Manager or Leader
Nominate a JAM in your life for the South End Award, for behaving like the south end of a northbound horse! Spotting them is easy . . . you hate them. If your boss has even one of these attributes, get out of there now!! JAMs never change; they always promise that they will. It’s … Continue reading “Is Your Boss A JAM? Is Anyone You Know? The Profile of a Jackass Manager or Leader” - 2026, the Year of AI Victims
Artificial intelligence has generated incredible amounts of optimistic speculation, anticipation and ever-expanding forecasts about the world’s magical future since its debut almost four years ago. The impact of this imperfect, invasive, unfinished technology has changed a lot of thinking. Problems and serious issues are finally coming to light. I’ve been studying this subject since Generative … Continue reading “2026, the Year of AI Victims” - Stop Being a Trust Killer Be a Trust Preserver
The toughest part of trust survival is ensuring the positive relationships that preserve trust. The three crucial needs are inoculation (the intentional discussion of trust), cultivation (ongoing conversations and examples of trust), and motivation (reminders of trust maintenance using our own examples of how we build and maintain trust strategies). Trust is a fragile magical … Continue reading “Stop Being a Trust Killer Be a Trust Preserver” - The Most Powerful Tool of Leadership
How does bad news start? Often, as the result of defensive, negative answers to questions. Defensive responses guarantee tough, embarrassing, irritating, even insulting, follow-up questions from the media, colleagues, and stakeholders; and shuts down employee progress and productivity. How do you avoid being defensive? First, try to eliminate the use of negative words – can’t, … Continue reading “The Most Powerful Tool of Leadership”
