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Where Will You Challenge Yourself?

By Johanna December 30, 2020 question of the week No Comments

2020 has challenged all of us. We’ve learned to work at home and live where we work. Some of us have learned to teach and parent and work. All of…

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What Do You Tend to Value: Same or Change?

By Johanna December 11, 2020 question of the week 3 Comments

For years, I’ve used the word “guys” as a generic term when I talk about people on teams. One of my reviewers for the Modern Management books offered me this…

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Are You Playing a Finite or an Infinite Game?

By Johanna August 6, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

In these COVID times, some people think they need to play zero-sum games. Those games are the ones where “I win, you lose.” While we might win short-term, we often…

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When Do We Choose the Social Contract & When Do We Choose the Economic Contract?

By Johanna May 20, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

We operate at various levels in our families, work, and society. We have shortcut names for these behaviors: the economic contract and the social contract. When we use the economic…

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What Do You Need to be Ready?

By Johanna May 13, 2020 question of the week No Comments

We all practice being ready for our plans. For shopping, I make a list and decide in advance how I’ll pay. For travel, I plan when to make all 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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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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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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What Do We Choose to Reward and Punish?

By Johanna November 20, 2019 question of the week 5 Comments

I’ve been following the issues and the punishments in the college admissions scandal. If you’re not based in the US, you might have missed this. The idea is that wealthy…

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How Can You Make it Easy?

By Johanna September 4, 2019 question of the week 1 Comment

We do favors for each other all the time. Those favors don’t have to be reciprocal. If I do a favor for you, I’m pretty sure I can ask for…

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johannarothmanJohanna Rothman@johannarothman·
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Had a blast with @mscottford, discussing alternatives and remote work (among other things!)

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Behind on the #legacycode rocks podcast but I really enjoyed this episode with @johannarothman https://open.spotify.com/episode/4esNStB0qR8LozIDKS0VEw?si=kdY6l8jWTISQaupq4bIoVg

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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

Hani Simo@hanisimo

3 Ways to Create Resilience in Your Agile Project, by Johanna Rothman @johannarothman https://www.projectmanagement.com/articles/679646/3-Ways-to-Create-Resilience-in-Your-Agile-Project

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21 Jan

Sticking with the truth also reduces the cognitive load—there is no need to remember what you told whom:

"Leadership Tip #1: Always Tell the Truth, Even When You're Embarrassed" https://bit.ly/3c6GEGn @johannarothman

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