Loyalty is not a byproduct of trust. We fundamentally miss this fact in human interactions. Trust occurs because a relationship builds over time into a state whereby transactional withdrawals can be made from the invisible account of engagement. Loyalty occurs when people choose to engage with each other out of Read more…
The model doesn’t work without a base of content. And since quality is subjective (it always has been) and quantity is overwhelming (it has been ever since Google pushed the argument of search to its logical conclusion), the only considerations in online learning that matter are the ones based on Read more…
On any curve of distribution, at the beginning of the curve and at the end of the curve are outliers. At the beginning, these outliers are known as “pioneers.” At the end, these outliers are known as “laggards.” And in the middle of the curve (where the bulge is) this Read more…
There are plenty of hooks around for you to get caught on. The boy Peter Pan knew this. Adulthood, responsibility, accountability, informed courage, these are traits of a mature individual, on the hook and ready to show up and perform. The modern conception of “adulting” represents the overall continuation of long-term, Read more…
Can we have civility when we don’t agree on what’s true and what’s not? When we hold on to our worldviews, and when they become more than merely window dressing, and they become integrated into our overall identities, we can find it incredibly difficult to engage with others civilly. So, we Read more…
Most people don’t see it. Confusing the primacy of what we can see, touch, taste, and feel, closes our human perceptions to the potential financial and monetary value of what we cannot measure and codify with our five senses. This is evident in the primacy of the use of relationship Read more…
You’re not off the hook. You’re not off the hook for finding a metaphorical hook to hang onto. You’re not off the hook in resolving a conflict. You’re not off the hook for managing other people in conflict. You’re not off the hook for connecting with people and for hearing Read more…
The thing about anxiety in conflict is that it’s part biological and part psychological. And one part washes the other part. Which is where people have choices: We can either narcotize the anxiety (through the use of distractions) or we can medicate our biology (through the use of drugs). This Read more…