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Fast Train

Tuesday Apr 22 2008

It seems appropriate on this Earth Day that I am scooting along the French countryside at about 180 mph on one of Eurostar’s fast trains on my way to Amsterdam. I decided that the chance to spend a few hours away from hotels and airports might be a refreshing change. I was right. The scenery is lovely and the ride comfortable. If governments and organizations could move this fast, there is no telling what could be accomplished. I have been working a lot this trip with the question of how to get more velocity into my client’s decision-making processes.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Leadership

Tagged with: agreement alignment commitment control leadership

Agreement and Alignment

Wednesday Oct 24 2007

By Shae Hadden
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In a recent conversation with my sisters, I was reminded that people don’t necessarily have to agree with the how, why or when of a particular possibility. But they do have to be aligned on the ‘who’ and the ‘what’ in order to move forward together—and the ‘who’ has to include a commitment from each person involved to the possibility of the ‘what’. In fact, disagreeing with the specifics of how to create a possibility adds value to the conversation and can inform and, in many cases, contribute to the success of the venture—whether it is the creation of something intangible (like a relationship) or tangible (like a product, project or organization). For most, agreement occurs when one person surrenders their point of view to accept another point of view.[Read More]

Written by Shae Hadden at Personal Empowerment

Tagged with: agreement alignment co-collaboration commitment possibility struggle surrender