The whole and its parts

The whole & its parts

Tag: responsibility

Function over form

The easy way to teach children how to be polite is by telling them what

All under control

The idea that some things are within our control whereas others will be outside of

Transforming the past

When decisions are made, people often want them to be the right decision. This desire

We are a team

It’s probably one of the worst approaches to teamwork: assuming and stating that the group

Planning an outcome

When invited to a meeting, people will immediately imagine an outcome of that meeting. If

Intent and impact

The ultimate objective of our communication is that its intent and its impact can be

Foundations and processes

Many small organizations will not think much about establishing structures and processes. They assume that,

A sense of being attached

People’s relationship with results usually is a form of attachment. For some, reaching the result

It’s ok

Quite often, people seek to build trust by trying to reassure their audience. They’ll step

Feelings as magnets

Suzy couldn’t believe how often she had come back to the same request. She had

Aligning differences

An automatic reaction to differences in a team often is the desire to align them

Reading summaries

Years ago, I read Mortimer J. Adler’s book “How to Read a book” and continue