Meaningless Phrases

When others have done something
that was genuinely difficult for them,
phrases like
thank you
or I appreciate you
may come across
as meaningless.

May we take a moment
to be specific
on what it is that we appreciate
or what it is that we are grateful

A Move Ive Seen

If we can predict
what someone will say
in response to us,
and that response is negative
it is no wonder we will not act

Each and every time you respond to
something your employee says
that image is store in the person’s memory
repeat the same thing enough times
and it’s as if there is no chance of. different response.

Change

To change
our Circumstance
may we start
by changing
our “self.”

To change
our “self,”
may we start
by changing
our circumstance.

This may sound paradoxical,
but it merely means
that when something changes
in our environment
enough to inspres us
to take responsibility
for responding differently
to our environemtn
change starts