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War on Apathy

The War on Apathy Continues …

October 29, 2009 · 13 comments

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We have seen the enemy…

Do you ever get tired of going through the motions?

You know what I mean. In a bit of passive aggression, we give less than our best because our heart is just not in the activity.  We do what we have to and no more.  Can you think of times when you’ve done this? (Be honest!)

Well, I’ve done it and I’ll probably do it again, but I’d like to confess that I hate it.  The struggle isn’t in the project or the work, but in my heart.  Why would I do a good job at something I like and a poor job at something I don’t like?  You might say that’s only human nature. [click to continue…]

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F22 Fighters

War With Apathy

October 27, 2009 · 9 comments

in Leadership Development

In a discussion a few days ago, Mandy Vavrinak made an observation that I promised to write about. She has a knack with words and can typically apply precise wording to a particular effort or idea. She said I was “at war with apathy.”

The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines apathy as:

  1. A lack of feeling or emotion
  2. A lack of interest or concern

Wikipedia defines apathy as: Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest. [click to continue…]

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Look What They Make You Give

June 29, 2009

Did you see the recent Bourne movies; The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum?  In the first movie, The Bourne Identity, Jason and Marie run into the countryside to hide out at her friend Eamon’s chateau.  Another of the Treadstone assasins, The Professor, played by Clive Owen comes to kill Bourne, but [...]

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Furloughs or Commitment

June 25, 2009

I read a very perceptive post on Harvard Business Review’s blog by Tammy Erickson called How the Recession Is Changing Talent Management. You need to read the article because she presents a compelling case for how the actions of businesses contribute to the prevailing attitude of free-agency in managerial and professional workers.
She claims that [...]

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Who Do You Love?

June 8, 2009

It seemed as I was graduating from college in the early 1980’s, prevailing business thought revolved around a passion for the customer. Business writing seemed to be dominated by the power of the customer at least from a marketing perspective. Customers selected the style of car and the flavor of food. Customers [...]

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