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Posted on August 21, 2021August 21, 2021

Tactful disagreement

Dale Carnegie, in his classic, How to Win Friends & Influence People, cites an article that offers some helpful suggestions for how to handle disagreements…

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Posted on June 21, 2021June 20, 2021

In person

As a leader, I've found that sensitive conversations go about one thousand percent better in person. It's important for people to be able to see…

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Posted on April 29, 2021April 22, 2021

Leaders are writers

It's amazing how often you hear leaders advise leaders to write. To carve out time, to make it a habit--to keep trying to improve. Why?…

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Posted on March 30, 2021March 22, 2021

Winsome debate

When I was a wrestler, we were required to shake hands with our opponents before and after every match. I'm praying for a hearty remnant…

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Posted on February 16, 2021February 9, 2021

No Yeahbuts

Some dear friends invited our whole family for tea. It was great fun--all kinds of exotic things to try that told of faraway places. We…

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Posted on February 13, 2021February 8, 2021

Pain scale

"How much does it hurt on a scale from 0-10 (with 0 being no pain, and 10 being your arm's off)?" In medicine we assess…

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Posted on November 25, 2020November 23, 2020

How to reconcile

Relationships require forgiveness if they are going to flourish. Inevitably we are going to wrong one another, and we need skill to know how to…

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Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020

Own it.

Children have a sixth sense for hypocrisy. Adults do too. There's Hypocrisy (with a capital H) that rightly ruins credibility. This is avoided by a…

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Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Tap the brakes

Instant communication isn't always a gift. How many times have we regretted responding too swiftly with words that were overstated because of the heat of…

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Posted on November 5, 2020November 3, 2020

Inside jokes

If you have siblings, you probably have inside jokes--some of them may go all the way back to your childhood. They may involve super-obscure references…

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