Being committed

January 28, 2016

Making a commitment is a big deal. It doesn’t say, we might get around to doing this thing if nothing better or more lucrative or more shiny or less difficult comes... READ MORE

Dealing with bluster

January 24, 2016

Some people just try it on. They wrap it up in all kinds of jargon and artifice, official looking letters and impressive sounding names. When it happens, you have to dig through the... READ MORE

Personal commitments

January 22, 2016

What to do about the commitments we make to ourselves? Let them slide in favour of promises to others, or treat them as sacrosanct? It’s easier to squeeze ourselves than others because no... READ MORE

Winning arguments

January 21, 2016

There’s a way to deal with conflicts that isn’t confrontational and doesn’t raise heckles (unless someone’s actively looking for a fight). The direct route through difficulty is to: - Remind everyone what the... READ MORE

The left way

January 17, 2016

There’s the right way to do things. Well, maybe not the right way, but the obvious, easy, common, normal way. The … this is the way it’s done because everyone else... READ MORE