What’s your “Silver Bullet”? Myriad “Coaches” clamor for our attention with their grandiose programs which promise AMAZING results from simple, low cost strategies they can teach us at the LOW cost of $_______. Of course, we ALL know that: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably IS . . . “ Joe […]
Author Archives: Barry Owen
Lean in with the right people
It is true that whoever comes is the right people. You might disagree (and that’s OK), but WHY are you HERE NOW instead of somewhere else with different people? Who invited you? What was the theme of the invitation? What about that invitation compelled you to reserve the time to show up? Whether or not […]
There’s a reason
WHY? This is what it is because someone thought it would be a good idea, and “they” claimed the positional authority to make it so. Your opinion matters not to this person (or the presiding body politic) as long as it’s perceived to be relevant to the mission. If you decide to challenge the validity […]
FAST Personality Litmus Tests
Interpersonal communication between people who have never met can be challenging. STRONG personalities can DOMINATE and CONTROL while the “Life of the party” folks fill the room with chatter and laughter . . . and the sensitive, emotional attendees feel overwhelmed by all of this LOUD noise and boisterous energy . . . Meanwhile, the […]
Where are we relative to each other
A few days go, a friend and I agreed to meet for a hike. On the appointed day, I had a business meeting scheduled for 1:30 that I was certain wouldn’t take more than 45 minutes. My meeting was about a 10 minute drive to the trailhead, so we agreed that we would meet “after […]