Basic Concept #45: Strategic Apologies – Clarity over Comfort
You’ve probably been there: A meeting shifts, and suddenly you’re the target. A sharp comment, a false accusation, or a public dismissal…
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Basic Concept #53: Mentor Someone, and Be Mentored
Nobody gets good alone. You grow in conversation and gain clarity by explaining. You learn faster when someone reflects something back to…
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Basic Concept #43: Always Work as a Team
You’re not the hero. You might be smart, talented, even the best in the room. But if you’re not working as part…
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Basic Concept #47: Always Be Open to New Things
Being stuck doesn’t always feel like being stuck. Sometimes it feels like comfort. Familiar tools, familiar people, familiar tasks. You know how…
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Basic Concept #46: Clean Up the Mess That You Make
It’s easy to say: “That wasn’t my intention.” It’s harder to say: “That’s on me.” Real trust is built in those moments….
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Basic Concept #25: There Can Only Be One Owner
Ownership sounds good on paper. Everyone agrees it matters. But in practice, it’s one of the biggest sources of confusion in teams…
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Basic Concept #34: Communicate
You can’t do good work in silence. You might think your intentions are clear. That people know what you’re doing, why you’re…
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Basic Concept #20: The Three Musketeers (Proxy Objections)
Not every objection is what it seems. Sometimes the person speaking isn’t the source, they’re the mouthpiece. You present your plan. It…
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Basic Concept #05: If You Can’t Influence It, It’s Out of Scope
Some problems aren’t yours to solve. Some dynamics aren’t yours to fix. And some systems are broken by design no matter how…
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Basic Concept #18: The meeting is not for you…
Not all meetings are what they seem. At some point in your career, you realize a strange thing: not all meetings are…