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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 See You Have an Unsustainable Pace?

By Johanna December 24, 2020 question of the week No Comments

I have not created or maintained a sustainable pace this week. I’m finishing books. I discovered my checklists now miss some steps. I’ve been working too early and too late. Sustainable…

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Can You Hold Two Opposing Views in Your Head at the Same Time?

By Johanna October 14, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

I’m holding two opposing views of my work. I see and speak with people all over the world, every week. And, I only see the people in my house in…

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How Will Your Memory Be For a Blessing?

By Johanna September 24, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

You might have heard the phrase, “May her memory be for a blessing,” when people discuss Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death. Molly Conway wrote a wonderful essay. I encourage you to…

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How Much Imperfection Can We Live With?

By Johanna September 16, 2020 question of the week 5 Comments

I’ve been thinking about perfection these days. As a society, we seem to want it all. We want everything open. We don’t discriminate between schools and airplanes. And, several people…

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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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When Do We Decide to Persevere or Change?

By Johanna August 12, 2020 question of the week 5 Comments

As I write this in August 2020, the schools are planning how to open in the fall. And, the various college sports are trying to decide how or if they…

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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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What Can You Create Now?

By Johanna March 25, 2020 question of the week 2 Comments

With any luck, you’re working from home this week. I bet you’re thinking of creating any number of possibilities: A schedule you can all live with. Food for three meals…

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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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