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The $37,000 Council Project

October 5, 2007

It’s been all over the news for two weeks now. Ashland City Council Seeks Therapy! I’ve been working hard at getting the actual story out, but it’s been tough because the story that broke in the newspaper was cleverly written with a great headline. But the story got it wrong in important areas, and the […]

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I have a theory about leadership

September 18, 2007

I have a theory about leadership. I call it the great moment theory, and it goes like this. Isn’t this a great moment to pull ourselves together, and then get together, to take ownership over our destiny, and to work for a worthwhile future? For those of us willing to make our lives count for […]

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The Sherlock Feedback System

September 8, 2007

Recently, one of my clients asked me how to handle one of his board members who aspires to lead but is lacking in some key areas. So here’s a model for giving feedback. It’s a reversal of what I call Sherlock’s Simple Questions, and I’m calling it the Sherlock Feedback System. Just as Sherlock’s simple […]

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Authority by Degrees

August 30, 2007

This morning I spoke with the niece of a friend about her next steps in pursuing her education. She’s interested in getting a degree in nutrition, but wants something more than the conventional nutritional education offered in most institutes of higher learning. I gave her my usual warning about watching out for the con artist […]

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The eagle has landed

August 22, 2007

Travel ain’t what it used to be. Weather delays. Traffic delays. Baggage delays (waiting for it to come, dealing with it when it doesn’t.) Loudspeakers everywhere, their insistent voices demanding attention and compliance. But if you look up and listen in, there are a lot of great people traveling these days. Today I met a […]

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And here’s the point

August 13, 2007

The last thing you want to hear from a person with whom you are communicating, and perhaps trying to persuade, is ‘What’s the point?’ To prevent this, make your point obvious. And not just once, either! If possible, make it at least 3 times, and say it a little differently each time. When you talk, […]

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Magic tricks and the Art of Persuasion

August 6, 2007

Some people take the time to watch television. Others take the time to tell their vision. I try to do both. There are some brilliant magicians performing on TV these days. And their magic reminds me of how I got started in learning about the art of persuasion. When I was in naturopathic medical school, […]

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What’s your story?

July 29, 2007

What’s your story? It’s common in my coaching work to hear my clients tell their stories as if their stories are actually describing something that really happened. Yet I know that memory, no matter how sharp, is selective by nature, and that conscious memories only scratch the surface of underlying experiences. What really happened? To […]

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