Perfect Is The Enemy of What?

Perfect Is The Enemy of What?

Voltaire said: “Perfect is the enemy of good.” Jim Collins said: “Good is the enemy of great.” Steven Fulmer said: “Great is the enemy of done.”  That’s a lot of enemies.  So let’s break it down. Voltaire was talking about the balance between purpose and resources....
The Opportunity of Leadership

The Opportunity of Leadership

It’s time to bid on your schedule at work. You know the drill: RHIP baby. Rank Hath Its Privilege. “Hey man, I paid my dues; I get whatever shift I want. When you have seniority you get to do that, too.” Or perhaps your version is more literally an issue of rank: You...
Dealing with a Narcissistic Boss

Dealing with a Narcissistic Boss

I had a request recently from a reader to write a post on dealing with a narcissist boss. Now, I’m not a psychologist, so I can’t speak as deeply to this as a mental health professional would. That being said, I do have some experience with it, having...
On The Manifest Movement

On The Manifest Movement

Are you familiar with the Manifest Movement? It’s this idea that we can visualize and imagine our goals and desires so strongly, so perfectly, that they actually come true. It’s so prevalent in our society that you’ve probably at least heard or seen...
Following Up On The “And”

Following Up On The “And”

Last week, I shared a post about how important it is to ‘reconcile the and.’ The times in life, in our society, where a wonderful thing and a terrible thing are both true…those times require emotional work to reconcile. I received more feedback than...
Reconciling the “And”

Reconciling the “And”

More and more, it seems like we as a culture, a country, a people…leaders…are having difficulty with the word ‘and.’ The founding fathers built a country that is truly remarkable…and many were slaveowners. They wrote a brilliant...