Communication: the imparting or exchanging of information or news. means of connection between people
In his timeless book The Five Dysfunctions of Team Patrick Lencioni writes: “When people are completely truthful with one another, an amazing dynamic is created.” So why then is it so damn hard to be truthful with each other? Let’s start by attempting to have a shared meaning of “Truth” Truth …
tl;dr: How will we know if we’re done (with the right level of quality) on this thing? Are we there yet? Coming close matters only in horseshoes and hand grenades… I’ve had the topic of “Definition of Done” on my to do list for quite some time. And I’ve started …
I had the opportunity recently to introduce myself to a new group of colleagues. I really enjoy these kinds of conversations. They give me the opportunity to look back and see patterns of my journey. And it occurred to me as I was preparing for the call, that my life’s path has been …
In two previous posts, we worked thru developing awareness of our attitudes and intentions along with our personal history behind the defensive behaviors we demonstrate. In this post, we explore ways to unhook our buttons by creating a personal action plan, understanding the stories we tell ourselves and discovering the underlying fears that trigger …
Continuing on our experiential book club journey to get better at Radical Collaboration this post explores the roots of our defensive behavioral patterns. As covered in “Attitudes and Intentions” the first step toward not acting defensively is to become aware of when you are getting defensive. (See this post that covers Chapter 1 …
