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Consider a few scenarios that I’ve encountered recently (disguised to protect confidentiality). These situations show how stress shows up as symptoms, but real solutions require dealing with root causes. A business owner is extremely angry and frustrated. One of her employees, a person with incredible technical talent, went over the line in dealing with a prospective customer. …
Woody Allen is famous for saying “eighty percent of success is just showing up.” While there is some truth to that statement, just showing up isn’t enough. As leaders in knowledge-based organizations, the true work that we do is work of influence and inspiration. This work occurs in critical moments that I call “strategic conversations” — high…
