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Last week a leader commented on how surprised he was that so many of his recently retired colleagues were traveling so much. “Maybe they are confusing pleasure for happiness,” I replied. “What is the difference between pleasure and happiness?” I responded by sharing my belief that while pleasure is a feeling of enjoyment, happiness . . . → Read More: Leaders Pursue Happiness, Not Pleasure  Comments are closed  dave jensen, david jensen, fulfillment, george washington, Happiness, keep growing, keep learning, leaders pursue happiness, pleasure, satisfaction Years ago, I was helping a UCLA colleague set up for a very important presentation. As he welcomed guests into the meeting room, my initial excitement turned into frustration because I couldn’t get the two slide projectors focused correctly on the two screens in the front of the room (yes, slide projectors… it was . . . → Read More: Do You Have Emotions, OR… The 12 of us shuffled into the jury room. I plopped into my chair with a heavy sigh, wondering (selfishly) how much my work would suffer while I fulfilled my jury obligation. My mind was snapped to attention as a middle-aged, well groomed male at the end of the table reminded us that the . . . → Read More: The Worst Way for a Leader to Walk Into a Meeting! Comments are closed dave jensen, effective meetings, feelings of power, intention, jury duty, meetings, mindset, priming Next meeting you attend, look around the room and ask yourself three diversity questions: 1. How diverse is this group? 2. How diverse do they behave? 3. Does diversity really make a difference? Of course, it is politically correct (not to mention ethically appropriate) to say diversity is important. But is there any research . . . → Read More: Does Diversity Matter? 2 comments - (Comments are closed) acquired diversity, dave jensen, Diversity, inherent diversity, innovate, innovative growth, Leadership, Visionary innovation, vsionary leadership The president of a local association approached me after the presentation and asked, “Dave, would you like to see more best practice presentations like the one you just saw from ABC Company?” I replied, “I don’t think ABC Company gave a best practice presentation. It was a common practice presentation.” She wrinkled her brow, . . . → Read More: Are Leaders Conveying Common Practice OR Best Practice? |
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