Archive for the "Responsibility Process" category

Learn From JetBlue and Steven Slater: Taking Responsibility Will Prevent Feelings of Obligation

I’m going to make an exception to one of my practices: I normally refrain from publicly using the Leadership Gift to analyze current affairs. It would be so easy for me: every day some prominent journalist or blogger bellows, “When will [insert reviled public figure] stand up and take responsibility for this mess?!” and I [...]

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Responsibility Process Helps You Deal with Feelings of Obligation

When you feel obligated, you are doing something you don’t want to do but feel you have to. Feeling like you “have to” generates resentment that you either bottle up or release at unrelated or inappropriate moments, and the resentment produces unproductive or at least wasted thoughts and action.
The Responsibility Process shows [...]

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Does Our Legal System Erode Personal Responsibility?

Stuart Cordell (my lifelong friend, Leadership Gift advocate, and fine Ohio attorney) pointed me to this excellent video about how the legal system hamstrings us from living our lives, doing our jobs, or serving each other for fear of frivolous lawsuits. Much more than a rant, in this talk I learned a great deal about [...]

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The Best Kept Secret of Agile Software Quality – Webinar Replay

I was honored to collaborate with Zach Nies, VP Products, Rally Software on The Best Kept Secret of Agile Software Quality which was apparently viewed by over 900 people on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. You can watch the replay. We present for an hour and answer questions for another 25 minutes.

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It’s my birthday—gifts for everyone and 50% off sale

4/7/09 update – Sorry, the sale is over and the coupon codes below have been removed. Thousands of gifts were downloaded, viewed, or listened to during this week-long bash. Let’s do it again.
It’s my birthday and this year I’m giving the gifts…
Shared Responsibility
It’s a tough business environment. You and I know that responsibility isn’t about [...]

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