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Vulnerability-Based Trust

How To Build Vulnerability-Based Trust on Your Team

“Trust trumps everything. And everything flows from trust — learning, credibility, accountability, a sense of purpose, and a mission that makes ‘work’ bigger than oneself.” — Deb Mills-Scofield How do you build a team that trusts each other to speak their mind and take risks? How do you make it possible for the team to …

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framing compelling arguments

How To Frame Compelling Arguments

“Silence is argument carried out by other means.” — Che Guevara How do you create compelling arguments for change? How do you convince others to comply with your requests? How do you reduce the perceived costs of action or increase the perceived costs of inaction? In The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New …

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Shouts, Hits and Awareness

How do Zen masters point students to awareness without using words? In Simple Zen: A Guide to Living Moment by Moment, C. Alexander Simpkins PH.D. and Annellen Simpkins PH.D. write how Zen masters point students to awareness through hits and shouts. A Nonconceptual Experience Alexander and Annellen write: “Chinese Zen masters Ma-tsu and Lin-chi often …

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Personal Invention Quotas

Can setting a quota, help you accomplish more? It worked for Thomas Edison. In Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd Edition), Michael Michalko writes about how Edison used quotas to improve his results. Thomas Edison’s Personal Invention Quotas Michalko writes: “Thomas Edison held 1,093 patents. He was a great believer in exercising his mind …

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