(I’m Not Your) Scapegoat

Let’s be honest for a minute. Leading is hard. Sometimes impossibly difficult to the point that despite our best efforts, we simply don’t know what

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Scorcher

I was in a meeting recently and the topic of conversation shifted to what tools should be put in place in order for leaders to

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Battering Ram

Sometimes people have to be the battering ram. It’s usually us, right? Our colleagues typically aren’t up for the challenge. That’s okay, I guess. Human

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Playing the Race Card

I have a couple of hot buttons in my life. Here’s the list: – racism – discrimination against those different than you (for any reason) –

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“Not It!”

As a child my friends and I played “tag.” It was a simple game where one person was “it” and the others ran around trying not to get tagged. If

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Retaliation Hurts

It’s become part of my standard message.  Since I’m fortunate enough to be a Human Resources professional (and I mean that very sincerely), I’ve had

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