We make assumptions every day. We often use assumptions as a shortcut when we lack firsthand knowledge. We assume we know what other people think and this prevents us from learning what they really ...

Leaders grow competence by adding skills, frameworks, and experiences. But they grow “capacity” by unlearning, which involves changing prior scripts, such as the assumptions that speed, reassurance, ...

Gia Storms is an executive and leadership coach and faculty with the Co-Active Training Institute. She is based in Los Angeles. Two leaders I coach have been locked in conflict for months, working ...

Assumptions are just a part of life. To understand what the people around you are doing, you have to assume things about them. For example, if you understand a person’s goals, you can comprehend their ...

Editor’s Note: This is the introductory essay for Volume 6, Issue 2 of the Texas National Security Review, our sister publication. Be sure to read the entire issue. When political leaders are faced ...

When you meet your person and that beautiful connection happens that can only be described as magical, it feels like nothing could ever go awry. Fast forward a bit, and reality begins to set in. You ...

In relationships we are always at a choice point, to assume and blame or tell the truth about how we are feeling and what we need. When you see the dishes piled up in the sink, or your partner is ...

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Our IHE community may disagree on many things, but the one thing we seem to agree on is the wisdom of our own thinking. Read the pieces on Views, Blog U, and the Comments on IHE and you don’t get the ...