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Do You Think About Spending or Investing Time?

By Johanna March 31, 2021 question of the week No Comments

We often talk about “spending” time. I often think about spending in two ways: To expend, as in energy. To exchange some value for something else. For example, I spend…

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Are You Competing With Others or Modeling Yourself After Their Accomplishments?

By Johanna March 17, 2021 question of the week, Uncategorized No Comments

I’ve been speaking a ton this year, primarily around the Modern Management Made Easy books. Some meeting facilitators have a little trouble with the idea I wrote 18 books. Some…

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When Can You Recognize and Avoid the Trap of Either/Or Thinking?

By Johanna March 3, 2021 question of the week 3 Comments

I hear a lot of “either/or” language in work situations: We “must” do this thing. Here’s an example: We’re not agile if we don’t do some practice, such as standups. We…

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How Early Can You Notice That First Change?

By Johanna February 26, 2021 question of the week No Comments

When do you notice a change? Do you notice a change when it occurs? Maybe later? Or, are you sometimes like me, where I don’t notice until too late? When…

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How Can You Be Even More True to Yourself?

By Johanna February 9, 2021 newsletter 2 Comments

Every so often, I enter into a situation where I’m unsure of myself. I encountered this just last week. The organizers and panelists on a large Zoom call had created working…

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When Can You Rethink A Decision?

By Johanna February 3, 2021 question of the week 3 Comments

You made a decision yesterday, last week, even a month ago, and you’re happy about it. Now, you uncover more data. That data threatens your decision. What should you do?…

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When Do We Say, “We Need to Change Who We Are”?

By Johanna January 21, 2021 question of the week No Comments

I’ve noticed this pattern in the news. A murder/fire/something bad happens in a normally quiet neighborhood. The news people interview the neighbors, and each one of them says, “This isn’t…

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What’s Distracting You?

By Johanna October 28, 2020 question of the week No Comments

I’m distracted. Are you? I sit down to write and my mind says, “Squirrel!” I start developing a workshop and my mind says, “Shiny object over there!” Normally, I sit…

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When Do You Choose to Rebel or Comply?

By Johanna October 8, 2020 newsletter No Comments

When Do You Choose to Rebel or Comply? Since I live in the US, I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of our society and when we choose to…

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Does Your Truth Depend on Meaning?

By Johanna September 10, 2020 question of the week No Comments

As I write this, the US is in the midst of the race for the 2020 election. Yes, we call it the time leading up to the election a race.…

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