Do You Entertain Wacky Ideas or Do Wacky Ideas Entertain You?

Trigger Question #82:   What do you do when a team member or a colleague proposes a wacky idea?...

Do You Remember To Be in Two Minds About Bad Behavior?

Trigger Question #80:   Many of us think there is a lot of bad behavior going on. Strangely, many of us think the behavior...

Will Your Plan Survive a Punch in the Face?

Trigger Question #79: It was hot. And humid. Hot we knew; humid was new. Also new was driving on the wrong side of the...

Do You Focus on What Is Wrong or on What Works?

Trigger Question #75:   Did you know you have a preferred focus? You either prefer to focus on what is right or on what...

Are You Enlightened by Who Makes You Heavy?

Trigger Question #72:   I have two heavy questions for you. Who annoyed you? Who let you down?...

Do You Offer Multiple Motives for Decisions?

Trigger Question #70:   We often defend our decisions and our actions by giving many reasons and explanations. And even excuses....

Do You Start From Zero?

Trigger Question #69:   Budgeting is easy. At least the commonly accepted process is. The one that relies heavily on the word estimate. The...

Do You Hear or Do You Listen?

Trigger Question #68:   Sometimes I am aware of the drone of jet engines as a plane flies overhead. Other times, I focus in...

Are You Being Overconfident Again?

Trigger Question #67: You are overconfident. I say that with confidence, because I am confident that you are overconfident. So confident am I that...

Do You Habitually Look Back or Look Forward?

Trigger Question #66:   December is the month when some of us reflect by looking back. And January is the month we look ahead....

Do You Charge Ahead Because You Get a Charge From Being Charged With Being in Charge?

Trigger Question #63:   There’s a funny thing that happens when we become the boss. Overnight we go from asking to telling; from being...

Do You Wait for Feedback or Do You Demand Feedback?

Trigger Question #62:   Whenever I read about voting taking place somewhere on our planet, I think about the people who want feedback, those...