Above all things remember this, there is no such thing as “free”. Let’s face facts here… The United States has some serious problems. The nation suffers from out-of-control government spending, retains the most debt of...
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Strategies to Help Manage Conflict in Small Teams
As we have discussed time and again, conflict is spontaneous, dynamic and random. The ingredients for its formation are always around us, and we may never know when the spark might occur that sets conflict into motion. As such...
Connected Perceptions in Conflict
The vast majority of conflict we see on a daily basis is that of Individual Perception fed by Perspective. What exactly does this mean? This means that people’s individual perceptions about a situation have a tendency to be...
Rise of the Warrior Class
What does the current state of the Warrior Class look like? To be sure, there are a few dynamics that impact both perspective and analysis at the individual, social, and cultural levels. The ever-present negatives and the...
Seeking the Minimization of Conflict
Let’s take a step away from combat scenarios for a second and look at everyday life for a change. You’re at the office, nothing today is going right for you, that board meeting was a waste of time, your project...
Adding Leadership Value to an Organization
The practical application of Leadership has little to no value to an organization unless it can be evaluated as effective. If you’re not bringing, adding, or creating value within the organization as a leader, you’re...
The Importance of the Human Behavior Perspective in...
There are four basic schools of thought when it comes to organizational structure: Classical Management (Scientific Management), Human Behavior, Integrated Perspectives (functional or cultural), and Emerging Perspectives...
Leadership Isn’t About Making Everyone Happy
At the end of the day, you won’t please everyone, but then again, that was never what it was all about in the first place. Going into leadership with the thought that it ever was, is a mistake. Let’s just re-read the...