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Leaders hold secrets
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7/24/2012
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I don't know
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7/4/2012
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Rules and Relationships
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6/26/2012
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Foretell the sunny side
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6/8/2012
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Leaders consider multiple interests
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5/25/2012
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Science Trumps Intuition
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5/9/2012
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I believe in us
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4/16/2012
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Change to stay the same
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3/21/2012
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Strategic quitting
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3/9/2012
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Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There!
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2/24/2012
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Answer the Question
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2/9/2012
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Consensus for Endurance
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1/24/2012
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Admit Mistakes
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1/11/2012
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If It Fits In My Head, It’s Probably Too Small
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12/22/2011
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Ask, don’t tell
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12/2/2011
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Reverence
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11/15/2011
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Putting People in Boxes Is Not Okay
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10/27/2011
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You Decide How
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10/12/2011
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Head, Heart, and Hands
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9/9/2011
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Last Minute Decision Making
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9/9/2011
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Multiple Truths
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8/24/2011
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If You Don't Have a Stake, Get Out of the Way
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8/10/2011
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Write on the Walls
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7/28/2011
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A Way to Say No
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6/28/2011
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Coalition Membership
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6/8/2011
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Make Others Look Good
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5/16/2011
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My responsibility
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5/6/2011
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Work with Energy
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4/21/2011
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Light Hand on the Tiller
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4/5/2011
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Name
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3/16/2011
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A Way to Talk
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3/1/2011
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Shared Expectations Minimize Conflicts
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2/16/2011
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Hear, Hear
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1/28/2011
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One-on-One
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1/6/2011
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Right to be Wrong
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12/22/2010
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Failure
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12/8/2010
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Fertile Soil Helps Creativity
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11/23/2010
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Clarify, Discuss, Decide
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10/21/2010
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Art
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10/1/2010
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Separate Inputs from Outcomes
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9/16/2010
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Plus-Delta
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8/31/2010
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Detachment
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8/17/2010
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Good Information Compels
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8/3/2010
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Shared Vision Required
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7/15/2010
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Do What You Say
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7/1/2010
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Decision Method Right-sized
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6/18/2010
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Consensus Doesn't Mean Casual
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6/2/2010
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Advice
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5/19/2010
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Single-Tasking
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4/26/2010
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Best We Could with What We Had
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4/6/2010
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Connections
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3/10/2010
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Available
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2/23/2010
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Brake in Advance
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2/1/2010
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Things Undone
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1/13/2010
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Trust Takes Over
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12/15/2009
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In-front-of Messaging
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11/30/2009
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Reinterpretation
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11/10/2009
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Committees
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10/16/2009
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Consensus at the Core
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9/28/2009
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Loose in the Harness
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9/15/2009
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Closing Comments
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8/28/2009
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Different Views
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8/17/2009
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Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
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7/30/2009
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Causes of Conflict, and Cures
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7/15/2009
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Three Times Considered
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7/1/2009
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Morality as Agreed
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6/16/2009
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Hot Hand
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6/2/2009
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Contain Disagreement
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5/19/2009
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High Ground
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4/28/2009
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Orientation
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4/2/2009
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How to Move Forward
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3/24/2009
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Difference Between Launch and Land
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3/10/2009
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Heads Up
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2/20/2009
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Small Goals
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2/4/2009
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Inauguration
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1/20/2009
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Indifference
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1/6/2009
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Recreation
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12/24/2008
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Feedback Please
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12/18/2008
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Moral Compass
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11/28/2008
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Just Enough
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11/15/2008
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Self Evident
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10/23/2008
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On Behalf Cautions
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10/7/2008
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No One Dominates
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9/13/2008
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What’s Next?
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8/20/2008
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Opt Out
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8/2/2008
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Criticism Private
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7/12/2008
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E-Mail
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6/12/2008
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Direct Communication
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5/22/2008
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Multi-Vote
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5/5/2008
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Lose Now, Win Later
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4/17/2008
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Stories
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3/24/2008
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Facilitation
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3/8/2008
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Credit the Group
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2/14/2008
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Stakeholders at the Table
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1/31/2008
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Revenge is Never a Reason
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1/3/2008
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Earth Community
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12/20/2007
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Okay to Change Plans and Rules
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12/6/2007
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Know Your Lines
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11/12/2007
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Enforcement
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10/31/2007
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Measure to Manage
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10/8/2007
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Hands Off
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9/17/2007
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Incrementally
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9/1/2007
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At Least Two Ways
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8/8/2007
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Get a Second
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7/30/2007
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Free from Past
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7/11/2007
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Start with a Question
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6/26/2007
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Outside Influence
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6/19/2007
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Flat for Planning, Stacked for Doing
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6/1/2007
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Not All About Money
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5/17/2007
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Conflict Resolution Steps
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5/2/2007
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Our Interests
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4/23/2007
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Objectives, Agenda, Ground Rules
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4/4/2007
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My Part
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3/19/2007
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Let Things Die
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3/2/2007
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Agreements Stand Until Changed
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2/13/2007
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Leadership
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1/25/2007
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I Don't Know
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1/3/2007
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Mistakes
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12/12/2006
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Okay to Change Your Mind
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11/30/2006
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Take a Break
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11/7/2006
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Science Trumps Intuition
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10/22/2006
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Rules First
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10/7/2006
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Direction more Important than Pace
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9/26/2006
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Freedom of Speech
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9/15/2006
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Not her Fault, her Type
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8/21/2006
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Outside Issues
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8/15/2006
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My First Thought is Probably Not My Best
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8/6/2006
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Best Solutions Begin with Self
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7/17/2006
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Ground Rules
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7/2/2006
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At Home and in Families
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6/19/2006
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Take a Step
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6/9/2006
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Consensus for Endurance
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5/21/2006
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Alternative Solutions
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4/24/2006
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Decide How to Decide
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4/15/2006
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Admit Mistakes
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3/27/2006
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Reflective Pause
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3/12/2006
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What's the Problem?
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2/28/2006
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Demonstrate Listening
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2/12/2006
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Assumptions Lead to Trouble
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1/28/2006
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More Wagging, Less Barking
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1/15/2006
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If It Fits In My Head, It’s Probably Too Small
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1/1/2006
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Love
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12/22/2005
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Structure Sets You Free
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12/5/2005
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Carrots are Better than Sticks
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11/22/2005
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Shared Values
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11/4/2005
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Putting People in Boxes Is Not Okay
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10/21/2005
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Last Minute Decision Making
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10/7/2005
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Plan, Meet, Write-up
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9/9/2005
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Head, Heart, and Hands
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8/31/2005
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If You Don’t Have a Stake, Get Out of the Way
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8/17/2005
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Write on the Walls
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8/4/2005
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Resentments have Roots in Expectations
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7/14/2005
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Act as If
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7/1/2005
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Interests Rather Than Positions
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6/4/2005
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No Complaining Without Contribution
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5/23/2005
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Talk or Listen
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5/7/2005
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Define the Edges
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4/25/2005
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Humility
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4/11/2005
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Straw Vote
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3/27/2005
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Good in Everyone
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3/11/2005
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Change or Accept
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2/14/2005
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Good Information Compels
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1/29/2005
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Speak Your Truth and Let Go
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1/17/2005
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Name Leads
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1/3/2005
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Kindness
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12/21/2004
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Written Words Clarify
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12/5/2004
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Gratitude
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11/24/2004
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Listen
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11/8/2004
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Shared Expectations Minimize Conflicts
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10/26/2004
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Fertile Soil Helps Creativity
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10/8/2004
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Us Over Me
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9/26/2004
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Understanding First
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9/13/2004
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Agenda Setting Access
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8/27/2004
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Separate Inputs from Outcomes
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8/14/2004
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Shared Vision Required
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7/30/2004
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Decision Method Right-sized
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7/30/2004
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Do What You Say
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7/30/2004
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Changing the Process is Rarely the Solution
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7/30/2004
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Consensus Doesn’t Mean Casual
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7/30/2004
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