Tag Archives: personal development

Development Is Not an Item

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Ken Anbender

So much to say. So little room to say it. Development (personal, organizational, evolutionary — and maybe those ought not be separated) winds up as a noun in normal speech. Nouns wind up as things (as in “person, place or thing”, … Continue reading →

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Skip the Resolutions — Take On Consistent, Timely, Development Instead

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Ken Anbender

New Years resolutions have a weak reputation. Few would stake their lives on it. Even so, many stake a piece of their future on it. And yet, a fresh year does seem to call for something to mark the changeover. I … Continue reading →

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From What Perspective Do They Live?

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Ken Anbender

Many conversations take place without regard to something of central importance. And that missing awareness is regarding the central perspective of the person or people being addressed. If you were talking with a child, you might naturally bring the conversation … Continue reading →

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Are People Big or Small?

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Ken Anbender

I have been struck by how often developers, leaders and managers come down on one side or another of this issue of people’s basic nature — mostly as a matter of belief rather than of observation. Those who want people to … Continue reading →

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Do Organizations Have An Unconscious?

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Ken Anbender

Many psychologists are quite comfortable with the notion that individual people’s actions are often less than rational. They say that this can be accounted for by “unconscious” drivers. The nature and scope of speculations regarding the so-called “unconscious” have gone … Continue reading →

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Honor in Development

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Ken Anbender

Feel free to read the title in all its variations in meaning. There is honor in development. One can be in development regarding honor. One can have honor with respect to development. I recommend all three. Here is what I … Continue reading →

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You Can Lead A Horse To Development, but….

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Ken Anbender

I recently received an email from a friend that contained the quip, “You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can’t make them think.” It had a picture of a horse staring back at the reader, head held high but … Continue reading →

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All Issues are Time Issues

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Ken Anbender

Issues and difficulties can look like they are circumstantial, or personal, or competence- or action-based (not enough results, not enough money, not enough people or talent, etc.) Addressing them as such will get you in trouble — not the kind … Continue reading →

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