#439 – WHAT’S YOUR TRUE NORTH? – GREG HUTCHINS

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In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Thomas Jefferson – U.S. President

The other day, my wife and daughter were out to dinner at an outside local pizza bar. The place was busy. The server was a masked tattoo’ed millennial. She was part-owner of the restaurant. The tattoo across her forearm read: ‘Love the process’. Her process was her work. Her passion. Her work affirmation. Maybe, her calling – her true north. True north is a compass metaphor for finding your true path in life and at work. Continue reading

#438 – STORIES ARE MY FAVORITE ELEMENT OF TRAINING – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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All stories are emotional. Won’t you agree? The very reason people respond to them is that it “touches the heart” so to speak or “strikes a chord”. To me, this is the most basic reason why using stories remains a powerful tool when we teach, train, or mentor. In fact, these are the critical keys to why stories work. Continue reading

#438 – WORD OF THE YEAR – ROGER J. KREUZ PH.D.

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When Merriam-Webster announced that its word of the year for 2023 was “authentic,” it did so with over a month to go in the calendar year.

Even then, the dictionary publisher was late to the game.

In a lexicographic form of Christmas creep, Collins English Dictionary announced its 2023 word of the year, “AI,” on Oct. 31. Cambridge University Press followed suit on Nov. 15 with “hallucinate,” a word used to refer to incorrect or misleading information provided by generative AI programs. Continue reading