Archive for the "Justify" category

Ask Christopher Avery, 10 March 2009 – Listen Now

It was a great Ask Christopher Avery Q&A session today. You can listen on the player here. The questions I addressed are below. Ask your question now for the next monthly session of Ask Christopher Avery.

Jim: What is the most effective way to help a person move out of the “deep victim” stance into a [...]

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Is Earth Day Your Idea of Social Responsibility?

Since today is Earth Day, I followed a wikiHow link to read How to Celebrate Earth Day and was at first a bit dismayed that I wasn’t exactly doing any of the recommended steps. Then I read #14 – Ride Your Bike. I ride a lot, but not to take care of the earth, to [...]

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Complaining and Responsibility

Chief Happiness Officer Alexander Kjerulf is writing a series of blog entries about who has the right to complain. In thinking about responsibility and complaining, I'm quite sure that every human has the inalienable right to complain anytime about anything. No qualms there.
And, as a quick aside, I certainly realize there are laws and policies [...]

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Gantthead.com covers Responsibility Redefined

Doug DeCarlo, author if the amazing book eXtreme Project Management, penned a beautiful short article on Responsibility Redefined for his gantthead.com column.  See Agility Begins with Responsibility. Thanks Doug! Nicely done.

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CIO.com reports on Responsibility Redefined

Responsibility Redefined is featured alongside Emotional Intelligence on CIO.com. Read the article here: 
Soft Skills for CIOs and Aspiring CIOs: Four Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence
Here's an excerpt:
The cornerstone of emotional intelligence and soft skills is responsibility. Everybody has met the manager who is always looking for someone to blame, who micromanages or who condescends. [...]

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