One of our hard-wired tendencies relates to how easy it is to adapt to new or changing situations. On one end of the spectrum are the folks for whom it is very uncomfortable to adapt unless specific conditions exist. If those conditions do not exist, they will likely push back, become flustered, and their stress …
James was growing frustrated with Fran. She would not take the project in the direction he felt it should go. When he tried telling her how the direction he was suggesting would yield a better result, she listened. Fran wasn’t trying to upset her colleague. His frustration was causing her stress. But she did what …
Do you like to have all the details or do you look for the summary or bullet points? Do you like structure, or only feel rules apply to other people? Welcome to another chapter in the book of hard-wiring! At one extreme, we have the rigid rule followers. There are clear lines and they are …
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Okay, picture this. You’re working away on a report. You’ve really hit your stride and the words are flowing out of your fingertips. Suddenly, Susan sticks her head around the corner of your cube and says, “Hey, I need you to look at something for me.” Maybe you really like Susan and you don’t mind …
Have you ever noticed resistance to accepting or sometimes even just hearing an idea from another person? Maybe you’re sitting in a meeting and people are exchanging ideas around the table. There are usually a few who will be the most insistent about their own ideas, and a few others who will not seem to …
One of the ways this extended stay home order is affecting us is the separation of our physical community bond. The number of in-person interactions you had in your daily working life will vary according to an infinite number of variables, and this is *not* a science blog, so we’ll simplify it by saying this: …
We do it to our children. We do it to our spouses or partners. We do it to our co-workers, our team members, and the guy in the office who we can’t wait to take down a notch. Usually, there’s not malice behind it; it’s an honest attempt to correct a mistake to avoid bigger …
Take the word “Oh”. Say it out loud in the following ways: Like you just found out that your best friend’s husband is having an affair Like you just found out your mother has been diagnosed with cancer Like you just found $100 in a forgotten jacket pocket Like you just finally understood a concept …
“I think we should move up the launch date. We’re ready to go, and there’s no reason to wait”, Dave said. “Okay, we could consider that, but what about the final supplier who wasn’t sure about being able to make the original deadline?” Brandon asked. “Not going to be a problem”, Dave responded. “It’s fine.” …
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” goes the old saying. Made famous by Benjamin Franklin in 1735, he was talking about fire prevention. Well, we aren’t in the business of actual fire prevention here at LeadQuine, but certainly in the proverbial sense, we are all about it. It’s a little alarming …
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