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This light never turns green (& other complaints from Go Life Lenses™)
This photo made me laugh out loud – it’s a perpetual complaint self-assessed Go Life Lenses™ have of Stop Life Lenses™. Do you know someone who always wants to think things over for a loooooong time before taking action? Wants … Continue reading
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Tagged go lens, personality test, self-assessment, stop lens
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Don’t be a parrot or a human ventriloquist
Ever get the sense you’re listening to a talking head, someone who is is parroting someone else’s words? Does your boss ever expect you to be a human ventriloquist with him or her pulling the strings and you voicing their … Continue reading
The blind leading the blind … literally
Remember the old joke about 3 blind men describing an elephant? One man, holding the tail, describes it entirely differently than another man who is touching its truck, which is yet again different from the man touching its tusk. Perspective. … Continue reading
Ditching dichotomous thinking: blending old & new
Dichotomous thinking gets us into trouble. love / hate either / or yes / no black / white right / wrong Forcing our brain to think along these dichotomous lines causes us to loose opportunities, get boxed into a corner … Continue reading
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Tagged amsterdam, dichotomous thinking, gerd junne, perspective, self-assessment
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Ingunn Aursunes’s views on seeing clearly
Ingunn Aursunes of Quantum Leap Consulting in Norway, talks about how to see clearly. She speaks eloquently about ‘listening for other things than what our ears can capture.’ Sounds like a smart Heart Life Lens™ to me.
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Tagged ingunn aursunes, perspective, quantum leap consulting, self-assessment
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Seeing clearly through the eyes of Lydia Nakayenze
Lydia Nakayenze is as colourful in character as the outfit she's wearing below. Originally from Uganda, she's living and studying in Germany at the moment. I met her recently at the WIN conference in Paris, where she spoke to me … Continue reading
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Tagged Lydia Nakayenze, perspective, seeing clearly, self-assessment
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Seeing clearly through the eyes of Eszter Debreczeni, HR lead for Microsoft
Eszter Debreczeni is Human Resources lead for Central and Eastern Europe, Microsoft. I met her recently at the WIN conference in Paris, where she spoke to me about her ideas on seeing clearly. Clarity of vision is key. Key to … Continue reading
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Seeing clearly in the eyes of Maggy Barankitse, Founder Maison Shalom
There are those who walk among us, whose mere presence is enough to command respect, to cause one's eyeballs to pivot forward and focus with intensity, to straighten one's shoulders, lift one's head and vow to do better, to be … Continue reading
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Tagged House of Peace, life lenses, Maggy Barankitse, Maguerite Barankitse, Maison Shalom, perspective, seeing clearly, self-assessment, WIN conference
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What is takes to see clearly in Johanne's view
I met Johanne Gallagher on the first night of the W.I.N conference in Paris. She sat across the table from me at dinner, her sparkling personality reaching out. She beguiled us all with her story of how she, as a … Continue reading
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What it take to see clearly in Oz's view
I recently had the delightful pleasure of meeting Oz Sokoh at the W.I.N. conference in Paris. She took part in the 'Life Lenses™; polish your perspective and gain a whole new view' workshop I facilitated there. I was drawn to … Continue reading
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Tagged clarity, diversity, life lenses, Oz Sokoh, perspective, self-assessment, WIN conference
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