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Ideas Aren’t Solutions If Diagnosis Didn’t Come First
There’s a costly habit that shows up in businesses that are otherwise filled with smart, capable people… the reflex to move from discomfort straight into ideas. The moment something feels off, the room fills with solutions. It looks like progress because there is movement. It sounds intelligent because the ideas are often good. But beneath…
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Are you using your mental magnet?
Whenever I talk to clients about choosing a niche, or focusing on solving one problem, or mastering some area of expertise, they always view this as cheating themselves out of something larger. Why narrow my focus when I can have it all? But there is wisdom in a narrow focus. Have you ever had to…
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Don’t sacrifice your truth because you’re afraid of conflict
Behaviour Geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden recently shared an exchange between her 6 year old and her 8 year old. Her 6 year old was working on a bead design and asked: “Do you want to help me?” Her 8 year old responded: “Yes. Do you want me to follow your direction or give ideas?” Dr.…

