Accused of Bragging and Being Annoying
I received an email from one of my newsletter subscribers accusing me of bragging and being annoying. It was kind of hard to take. Rather than deleting the email and allowing this person to continue on their path without interuption from me, I decided to respond. The exchange that occurred is worth sharing (he granted […]
Four States of Consciousness And How It Affects Your Ability To Lead a Team
There are 4 states of consciousness as described by my good friend Barbara Waterhouse. 1. To Me 2. By Me 3. Through Me 4. As Me Listen to this 22 minute “recorded live” version of Barbara as she explains the four states of consciousness in detail (click the link below). Download to_by_through_me_mp3_sm.mp3 The choices we […]
The Mirage of Team Building
A mirage is an optical illusion. Think of a guy crawling across the desert, slowly dieing of thirst. He sees an oasis with a beautiful cool source of water. The mirage gives him hope and makes him feel good – temporarily. And then reality hits when the oasis turns out to be a mirage. The […]
Justifying Teamwork?
A recent email… “I am writing a report on teambuilding to the top management of my organization. The managers want to know how many companies have got the benefits from teambuilding, especially, the famous ones.” Is this an amazing question or what?! I’m trying to imagine a group of top managers in a company sitting […]
Father’s Day – teaching team skills
Here in the US we celebrated Father’s Day on Sunday June 19. To celebrate, our family traveled to the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area in North Carolina to camp and rock climb. My friend Thomas and his son Indigo joined us on our adventure. Rock climbing offers a great metaphor for teaching team skills, commitment, reliance and focus […]
Missing my family already
I’m waiting in the Asheville airport for my first flight. There is free high-speed wireless and I love that. My plane starts boarding in a few minutes. Traveling became much more difficult for me now that I have children. When I left home Anne (my wife) and Liza (my 18 month old daughter – – that’s […]