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You’ve taken the courageous first steps to fulfilling (or killing) a dream… now what? How to survive the J Curve.

February 21, 2023 by Peter

Taking the courageous steps to pursue a new dream, you will face and have to survive the J Curve in order to turn your dream into reality.

Categories Career, Courage, Life, The Gray Bear Tags Career, Courage, Life, writing Leave a comment

Intentionally seeking outrage can lead to personal imbalance

February 15, 2023 by Peter

Get out of your own echo chamber to expand your perspective, but to avoid personal imbalance, don’t keep seeking out the trolls in their own.

Categories Communication, Conflict, Gender, Uncategorized Tags Gender, Life, Values Leave a comment

When people use fridge magnet wisdom to justify bad behavior

February 8, 2023 by Peter

Pithy sayings–fridge magnet wisdom–can help us see things in new ways. But their simplicity lends them to being misinterpreted, misused, and even weaponized.

Categories Communication, Uncategorized Tags Values 1 Comment

Why I dislike the term “managing up”

January 31, 2023 by Peter

Managing Up is a term that reinforces the channels of authoritarian hierarchy. I prefer to use a term a professional dancer told me: back-leading. Here’s why.

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Two questions you need to answer as a manager when taking over a team

January 24, 2023 by Peter

Stepping into a management role and taking over a team can be far more complex than many people assume. These questions and exercises can help ensure success.

Categories Leadership, Uncategorized Tags Leadership 1 Comment

Improve your leaders to improve your organization

January 17, 2023 by Peter

How one-on-one coaching can help improve your leaders, which will improve your organization in ways that no retreat, training, or reorganization can.

Categories Career, Conflict, Leadership, Uncategorized Tags Coaching, Leadership Leave a comment

Volunteerism comes in all shapes and sizes—giving away your time for free

January 11, 2023 by Peter

Saying “I’ll volunteer when my business is off the ground” is like saying “I’ll start coaching youth teams when my kids are grown up.” Now is the time to get involved.

Categories Community, Leadership, Parenting, Uncategorized Tags Coaching, Leadership, writing Leave a comment

Is your life designed by committee? If so, claim your role as your own committee chair.

January 4, 2023 by Peter

Advice from other people is always based on their own biases and experiences. Take control of your own decisions and don’t live a life designed by committee.

Categories Career, Decisions, Life, Uncategorized Tags Career, Life, Values 1 Comment

Five rules for email subject lines and why you should care

December 28, 2022 by Peter

Bad communicators write bad email subject lines. Here are five rules to make your communication more effective, and to make your coworkers appreciate you more.

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Loyalty to yourself isn’t as simple as it sounds

December 20, 2022 by Peter

Are you most loyal to your past self, to your future self, or to a fictitious self created by other people? The answer should almost always be, “It depends.”

Categories Conflict, Courage, Decisions, Life, Parenting, Uncategorized Tags Courage, Life, Values, writing 2 Comments
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