Better Insights, Better Results
“Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.” — Clarence Darrow The fastest companies have causes they use to launch crusades. Missions and visions tend to be watered down. (instead of enough heart, they used too much head) Causes come from the heart and people are emotionally connected. The causes are inclusive and aren’t …
“The generous Critic fann’d the Poet’s fire, And taught the world with reason to admire.” — Edgar Allan Poe Criticism and critics can cut you down or build you up depending on how you react. The choice is yours. Personally, I like to use it as a feedback loop for improvement where possible. I get …
Are people giving you a bunch of great advice, but you don't like getting pushed around? You can use the disarming technique. To use the disarming technique, you take the wind out of your nagging critic’s sails by agreeing with your critic, but making it your own decision, not theirs.
“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.” — Aristotle How do you slow down or turn around critics, criticism and hecklers? Find a way to agree. Nothing takes the wind out of the sails of an aggressive critic faster. From experience, I’ve seen speakers effectively take the wind out of their heckler’s sails …
Sharing lessons learned effectively is key to survival. The problem is, it’s not really obvious how important it is until lives are on the line. In the book, Flawless Execution: Use the Techniques and Systems of America’s Fighter Pilots to Perform at Your Peak and Win the Battles of the Business World, James D. Murphy …
