When I worked at Salt Lake Community College, people would tell me now and again I was a very direct person. This always surprised and puzzled me. The last thing I ever saw myself as was a direct person — […]
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I used to say that there is nothing wrong with complaining as long as it is followed up with at least three helpful solutions. However, I have since learned there is a better way. Too often, people either complain about
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I’ve had a tendency now and again to waste a lot of time pontificating with others about things I don’t like, disagree with, or about my limited-view perceptions—and their limited-view perceptions—of the world and the people around us. Most of
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This was a fun joke I sent out to my colleagues after our staff meeting to see if anyone actually bothered to read the minutes. The idea came to me when someone in another meeting I attended made a sassy
I got this idea of creating a “Working with Me” document from the Tim Ferriss podcast. I wish I could remember who he was interviewing. The basic idea is that we often assume that other’s around us know the best
