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Our daily Field Notes email is just the kind of jumpstart you need. A fast read. Maybe less than a minute. Because sometimes it just takes one insight to change the trajectory of the day.
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Should You Create a Learning Culture?
Should You Create a Learning Culture?
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Never Let the Cape Wear You
Magicians Siegfried & Roy mesmerized audiences for decades with their white tigers and lions. By the time a tragic accident involving Roy and one of the tigers ended the production’s long run, 50 million fans had enjoyed the duo’s performances rich with gripping illusions and death defying acts.
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The Freedom to Be Yourself
Of the many freedoms people enjoy and hold dear, the freedom to be yourself is held in the highest regard. The freedom to express oneself authentically is critically important to happiness and personal well being, both at home and at work. In too many work environments, however, team members feel on edge as they attempt…
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The Pleasure of Jotting Things Down
Writing by hand or jotting down an idea or two in a journal can seem like a lost art in our tech-infused world.
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Uncertainty Favors the Status Quo
When leaders make decisions, they upset at least a small set of colleagues who would have preferred a different outcome or benefit from a competing choice.
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Avoid Over-Reliance on a Single Source
When leaders make decisions, they upset at least a small set of colleagues who would have preferred a different outcome or benefit from a competing choice.
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Upset the Right People With Your Decisions
When leaders make decisions, they upset at least a small set of colleagues who would have preferred a different outcome or benefit from a competing choice.
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Launch New Talent
When new colleagues join a team, the process of onboarding typically begins whereby the employees are welcomed and receive role-specific instruction.
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Taste Your Words Before You Spit Them Out
Cowboys and cowgirls of the American West have an expression we can all learn from: Taste your words before you spit them out.
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Does Your Email Begin With a Request for Action?
Clearing out your email inbox is one of the small pleasures of life when you can accomplish it. The stack of emails that continue to pile up hour-by-hour is difficult for even the most productive leaders to navigate.