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Are You Up to the Test?
Testing Your Followers

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school-testMy 12-year-old daughter took a test to advance from green belt with one stripe to green belt with two stripes in the martial art Tang Soo Do (Think Chuck Norris).  Her instructors, all Black Belts, measured her academic and physical knowledge. But more importantly, they measured her dedication to mastering the intangible aspects of being a Tang Soo Do practitioner, her heart.

As a leader there will be a time when you must test your followers. I don’t mean a weird, manipulative test of loyalty or anything like that. I mean an evaluation given by an authority (you or your Designate) to determine their level of competency in a given area.  A TEST.

So how do you do test your followers and not damage your credibility or their self-respect? Continue reading Are You Up to the Test?
Testing Your Followers

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Do My Eyes Deceive Me?
On Networking

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Networking is the cultivation of productive relationships for employment or business purposes – Merriam Webster

Last month I attended a ‘networky’ function for businesses in my county. I say networky because of the approximately 75 people in the corridors and auditorium only a handful or so seemed interested in the ‘exchange’; sharing cards and brief descriptions of our business offerings to develop potential clients and get referrals. I think we all felt a little uncomfortable.honest-networking-cartoon

Last week I connected with several former colleagues and associates for the same reason – to discuss business opportunities. I initiated some of the contact, in other cases they reached out to me. We met in person, im’d on Facebook, and chatted and texted via cell phone. All the interactions felt pleasant, warm, and natural…not at all like the ‘networky’ function. Continue reading Do My Eyes Deceive Me?
On Networking

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RELEASING:
The Limits of ‘Holding Space’

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The phrase ‘holding space’ or ‘ holding the
space’   has been cropping up in my Facebook news
feed quite a bit lately.Holding Space Slide In the most recent article, the
author defines holding space…”It means that we are willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey they’re on without judging them, making them feel inadequate, trying to fix them, or trying to impact the outcome. When we hold space for other people, we open our hearts, offer unconditional support, and let go of judgement [sic] and control.” (See post.) Beautiful.

Continue reading RELEASING:
The Limits of ‘Holding Space’

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