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What Principles Do You Use for Value Decisions?

By Johanna August 19, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

Here, in the US, we’re trying to open schools at all levels, play professional sports, and open as much of the economy as possible. We want it all. Now. And,…

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What’s the Problem: the Decision or the Outcome?

By Johanna July 8, 2020 question of the week 1 Comment

I listened to Marcus Blankenship’s podcast Finding Career Opportunities Through Experimentation with Josh Doody. During the podcast, Marcus said something like this (I’m paraphrasing): “I wonder which was the problem:…

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How Do We Operate When We Can’t See the Finish Line?

By Johanna July 1, 2020 question of the week 3 Comments

Right now, in July 2020, we have several problems: COVID-19 the disease, the effect of the virus on our economy, and a reckoning of our culture. Each problem shares a…

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Do We Bounce Back or Bounce Forward?

By Johanna June 10, 2020 question of the week 3 Comments

People keep talking about “bouncing back” from this pandemic. I wonder if bouncing “back” is the wrong metaphor. Back infers we will return to something similar to what we had…

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How Can You Create Boundaries?

By Johanna April 23, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

As I connect with various colleagues and friends who now work from home, they all say the same thing. “I’m always working. I work all day and all night. The…

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How Can You Find Your Realistic Optimism?

By Johanna April 9, 2020 question of the week 1 Comment

Let me set the context: I’m writing this post in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. I don’t know how you feel, but I range between pessimism and optimism at…

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Where Are You in Your Changes?

By Johanna March 18, 2020 question of the week 5 Comments

We’re all in the middle of substantial change. People moved from collocated to remote work overnight. Children are home, too. Your family is home for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Our…

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Which Risks Can You Manage?

By Johanna March 11, 2020 question of the week 1 Comment

The coronavirus is sweeping across the world. We have risks everywhere: to travel, to the economy, to our work, and in our communities. What can we do? We need to…

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How Do You Want to Be in the World?

By Johanna January 1, 2020 question of the week No Comments

I like years that end in zero or five. I think of these years as bookends. A nice way to wrap the previous years and to start the next year(s).…

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When Does it Make Sense to Change Your Lane?

By Johanna November 27, 2019 question of the week 2 Comments

On my way to an appointment the other day, I saw traffic backed up. The left lanes—the through lanes—looked stuck. I signaled and turned to get into the middle lane.…

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