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"How often do you hear or read these phrases? 'Sorry, I didn't get back to you – I've been so busy' or 'Things are just crazy busy at work.' This word 'busy' has become almost meaningless on one hand, and a catch-all excuse for not being truly present and engaged on the other. So how do we break out of this pattern? [...]
Some would say this is modern life. It's just the way it is. Might as well learn to deal with it because the pace is out of your control. Besides, want to continue to receive a paycheck, right?
I completely and sweetly disagree. There are ways to work from a sense of grounded being, of using the awareness of the moment to truly be in the moment, and to be fully engaged without being 'swept along' more often than not."
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"Wouldn't it be amazing if, in the initial interviews, your potential supervisor would say something like 'We're a little unusual here. We actively practice creative conflict, and in case you haven't come across that term I'll define how it works. We're willing to tolerate reasonable unease in having different thoughts, opinions, or feelings because we know that if we don't we're going to short-circuit the best solutions. We expect everyone—from the top down and the bottom up—to practice what we call 'appropriate professional vulnerability.' Because we are committed to work with a shared set of values, a clear mission, and a compelling vision, we don't make or take things personally. When we get stuck, we get coached, and when we succeed we know it is because everyone was able to move through the process without avoidance, collusion, or negativity.' Wow! Heck, I'd want to work there."
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