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Big Hammer or Small Blade? What it Really Takes to Achieve Your Goals

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The post Big Hammer or Small Blade? If you want to achieve your goals, take a lesson from this craftsman, who turns chunks of gnarly wood into things of beauty. What it Really Takes to Achieve Your Goals appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Demotivation: 7 Ways You Might Be Killing Your Team’s Spirit

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So before getting out the big hammer, think about what you really want to achieve. And that’s OK, so long as we are willing to try again, hopefully a little wiser the next time around. But if you punish someone for honestly trying, part of the lesson they learn may be that it’s not worth the attempt in the first place.

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Independence Day: 7 Ways to Defuse Conflict and Assert Your Freedom

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To be re-active is to automatically react to the stimuli around you, the same way that gunpowder explodes, or your leg kicks out when the doctor taps your knee with his little hammer. There’s no thought involved. It just happens. All too often, human reactions to conflict can be counter-productive.

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