We send strong signals by how much, or how little, we pay attention to others. If we come across as not being interested in the other person, our disengagement is costly. What are you thinking? Are you dealing with an adult who is disengaged during conversations? For example, they check their cell phone repeatedly while […]
Foolish overconfidence causes leaders to forget that sometimes we’re wrong. So, learn from experience, but also carry along a healthy degree of skepticism. The Precept Explained Ok, but what if you’re wrong? And, why are you so overly self-confident? Remember, once before under these circumstances the outcome wasn’t in your favor! Actually, these are common […]
Ecclesiastes 10.3 teaches that good character makes wise choices. Moreover, good character is a deliberate choice I make! The Precept Explained What do you tend to notice more in others, good choices or bad choices? Unfortunately, we tend to remember bad choices by leaders. In fact, we’re often less interested in “Good to Great” than […]
Fools don’t receive honor because it doesn’t fit them. Instead, foolish overconfidence destroys influence. Foolish Overconfidence Proverbs 14.16 says the foolishly overconfident are angry. Also they’re irreverent. As a result, fools push forward while the wise avoid the danger. No surprise, the Proverbs criticize arrogance. In fact, the Hebrew word kesil that’s translated fool or […]
Critical thinkers effectively use factual knowledge. They don’t try to impress others with what they know. However, they do get the facts. Thus, critical thinkers manage knowledge. Manage Knowledge Have you ever worked with someone who had an opinion about everything? And believed they knew it all? What’s worse, they talked constantly about everything they […]
