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Illusory Superiority: The Lake Wobegon Effect

December 15, 2021 Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Social Smarts  No comments

Lake Wobegon Effect

Prompted by the article from NonProfit Times When Board Members Just Don’t Get It my wife shared (she is the brains) I was inspired to add my own thoughts for the purpose of understanding the power of humor in revealing our illusions.  Who better to fill our hearts with laughter while challenging our minds to wonder than Garrison Keillor.

Most of us can imagine his melodic voice as he lovingly describes his mythical hometown as a place “where all the women are strong, all the men are good lo...

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Seven ideas to make stress a thing of the past.

January 22, 2013 Emotional Intelligence  No comments

Stressed Badge

We all know people who are obsessed with activity.  They are the busiest people on the planet and they are going to make absolutely sure you know it. They wear their “busy badges” like awards on a merit belt, and their favorite badges of all are their STRESS BADGES. They can tell you about the ones they got from their kids, their boss, their coworkers, their spouse, they can even tell you about the one they got on the way to work today...

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