A Wrinkle in Time once came up in a meeting. Someone asked, “What would your future self tell you to say if you came back to this meeting?” We’ve all wished for a do-over. To have shared our hunch that turned out to be right, or not shared a comment based on what we felt […]
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Earned reputation
I sat in a meeting yesterday with three faculty members from Moody Bible Institute. We were exploring a complex, divisive issue. Each spoke with clarity, grace, and respect, and I felt privileged to partner with such fine and distinguished men. They left the room towering figures in my book.
Seven Things I’ve Learned About Assumptions
(1) Assumptions are self-imposed barriers. (2) You can tell an assumption by its generalized finality. We could never; There’s no way; That won’t fly; Wait till management gets wind of this; It’s the only thing we can do . . . (3) Heeding assumptions is like making decisions based on rumors. Assumptions and rumors are cut from […]