Connectedness Beats Metrics
Whether you’re the newest intern or CEO, most people in an organization recognize that everyone has a functional role to play in a highly...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Feb 25, 2020
- 4 min
Cancel the Apocalypse
Nothing is inevitable. Success and failure have little to do with fate. They have everything to do with the ability to dream big, while...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Jan 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Survivor Bottleneck
Is your organization led by the best, or by the “survivors”? There are many reasons certain people find themselves in positions of...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Nov 5, 2019
- 5 min
Three Reasons Why No One is Doing What You Want
As a mentor for leaders, there are some conversations you have over-and-over again. One common conversation begins with a statement like...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Oct 17, 2019
- 5 min
Buy Me an Ice Cream: An Unlikely Case Study
Life lessons about interpersonal conflict sometimes come from unexpected sources. In this case, it's a maximum security prison. My father...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Oct 8, 2019
- 2 min
A Monkey, a Rock, and a Coconut
How do you know when it’s time to let go? A wise friend once told me a story about a hunter. This hunter’s tribe lived in an area with...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Oct 2, 2019
- 5 min
Justice, Mercy, and the Irish Curse
Don't be fooled by those smilin' Irish eyes. Beneath that sunny disposition lurks a dark and terrible storm waiting to be unleashed. We...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Sep 18, 2019
- 3 min
“Cus” Words for Work
When the guy above walks into your office, will you be ready? Some tasks are inherently unpleasant. No one likes rinsing out a garbage...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Aug 19, 2019
- 5 min
Work/Life Balance is a Myth
You cannot “balance” aspects of life that are inherently unequal. To attempt to do so produces nothing but pain and fruitless sacrifice...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Jul 19, 2019
- 4 min
Shall We Play a Game?
I’ve recently discovered one of the great benefits of entering the early middle-aged phase of life: some of the things I loved in my...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Jul 3, 2019
- 3 min
Fundamentals Win Fights
If you ever study a martial art that includes real competition or sparring, like boxing and jujitsu, you’ll learn one thing very quickly....
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Jun 19, 2019
- 3 min
Kind is Mandatory. Nice is Optional.
I was recently invited to speak at a leadership retreat. The organization is based in a region of the country that is known for many...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Jun 6, 2019
- 4 min
The Art of Following
A subscriber recently asked me, “How do you follow a bad boss?” The answer is, “The same way you follow a good one.” Great leaders are...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- May 7, 2019
- 4 min
Grow or Go
Sometimes a colleague needs to decide: it’s time to grow, or time to go. In the previous article, Seek Problems, Not Solutions: Leading...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Apr 9, 2019
- 6 min
Lie To Me
Every month, the small alternative school for at-risk youth where I worked as a young man ran a “recovery” group. This group was for...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Mar 13, 2019
- 3 min
Truth Is Freedom
Humans are hardwired to reward truth-telling and responsibility-taking. I know it doesn’t feel that way when you’re the one with the...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Mar 6, 2019
- 4 min
Sacrifice, Sackcloth, and Ashes
Throughout the years, I’ve had the unique opportunity to help many organizations come to terms with the relational impact of internal...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Feb 27, 2019
- 3 min
Culture is an Egg. Practice is a Chicken.
New systems and practices will always default to conformity with an organization’s culture over time. You cannot simply impose a new way...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Feb 6, 2019
- 5 min
High-Trust Vs. High-Monitoring Workplaces
I once worked as a counselor in an alternative school for delinquent and troubled teens. The building was full of young people who were...
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John W Bailie, PhD
- Jan 30, 2019
- 3 min
The Great Equalizer
There are some domains of human life that are great equalizers. They humble the proud and exalt the modest. Conflict is one of those...
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