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Trust and Truth

April 23, 2015 Joey Cope 0

Jack Welch, former chair and CEO of General Electric and recognized leadership expert, recently made these comments in an interview: Leadership today is all about two words: It’s all about truth and trust. You’ve got to have their back when they didn’t hit it out of the park, you’ve got [read more]

Shooting Off Balance

April 15, 2015 Joey Cope 0

I’m not a sports fan. I don’t dislike sports. I’m just not a fan. I once was a fan of football and basketball. I followed teams and players, kept up with rule changes, and made certain that I was in place when my teams played. Then, I became busy with [read more]

Subverted Conflict

April 7, 2015 Joey Cope 0

Conflict resolution professionals point constantly to the danger of allowing disagreements about important things (or at least things we perceive as important) to slip below the surface. So, while avoidance is a fitting way to deal with some conflict, it almost never has a good effect in important relationships or [read more]

A System for Peace

March 31, 2015 Joey Cope 0

I am always trying to be more efficient. Or, more precisely, I am always thinking about my need to be more efficient. And, one of my dreams is to become really efficient at having peace as a featured part of my life. I long for a system for personal peace. The [read more]

Shouting Back and Forth

March 26, 2015 Joey Cope 0

I was caught in a social media trap. Browsing through countless posts by friends, I came across a fairly innocuous “shared” article. Straightforward, to the point, and, by my judgment, fairly innocuous. Then, I noticed that there were more than 50 comments tied to it. So, I clicked to see [read more]