Sun.Nov 14, 2021

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You Can’t Pay the Mortgage with “People”

Alan Weiss

People are astounded when I tell them I’ve never had any kind of staff at all. I do use outside firms for technical, printing, and accounting work. I don’t believe in “virtual assistants” because they don’t focus solely on me, they need to be managed, and they’re usually not helpful. (Save the letters, most of the time virtual assistants require more work than they’re worth.).

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In search of poka-yokes

Seth Godin Blog

You can’t run the microwave with the door open. There’s a cut-off switch that won’t let it turn on until the door is closed. On the other hand, there’s nothing at all keeping you from putting a big bowl of silverware and a can of spray paint in the microwave and blowing up your house. Your car might not let you switch to Drive unless you press the brake first.

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Discussing the Five Courage Questions

Leadership Vision Consulting

In this episode, Nathan, Melissa, and Brian discuss five questions that you can use for courage and how we have used them in professional relationships here at Leadership Vision. These are questions you can ask whenever there's something difficult in life or when you need clarity or more understanding about how you're going to show up for something.