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Self-Development

I spent last week in Vegas. Fun times. Went out one night. Partied with Darth Vader, among other things. At one bar, 3 women came up to the booth where my friends and I were in. We didn’t have to say anything to let them know we weren’t interested; they left on their own almost [...]

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When I used to do executive assessments, people would ask me all the time, “What do you do if someone’s lying to you?” And I’d say, “What do you mean, ‘if’?” I assumed everyone was lying to me. Or more accurately, I assumed everyone was selling a particular point of view. Still do. When I’m [...]

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This is a hypothesis. I could be way off. But I don’t think so. Actually, let’s make it: Men think noun/verb, women think adjective/adverb. Now I’m probably a little less off. The idea of this struck me the other night while my wife was watching Real Housewives. I sometimes join her, until I can’t stand [...]

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I’ve been a mentor and a coach to professionals at work. I’ve put career  development tools in peoples’ hands. I’ve written books that spell out what to do. I’ve even ghost-written board-level presentations. But of all the things I’ve ever done to be helpful to others, the most powerful is to have been a friend. [...]

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Last week I decided to run the North Shore Half Marathon, which was today. No real reason; I just like setting challenges for myself and then overcoming them. The longest I’ve ever run before was 8 miles, though I also did the Chicago Triathlon 10 years ago. I didn’t really train; I was in Dallas [...]

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I See What You Mean

February 11, 2011

I got a call the other day. A friend needed help. He explained his situation and listened to my advice. Then he responded by changing the scenario. He said, “OK, I hear you, but what you don’t understand is that…” and proceeded to add a bunch of facts that didn’t change the core issue. I [...]

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