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Rick Stamm
Lancaster, PA
Supporting teams and team leaders since 1986.
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The Things We Mistrust
On the cover of Trust Me, the author, William Morin, provides a list of phrases we often hear from friends and work colleagues that just don't ring true. They seem to become the conventional wisdom of "mistrust". How many of these do you cringe at when you hear them? Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at The Story Of Trust
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Reflections on a MOOC #edcmooc
Let's try this again. One of the learnings from last week's venture into E-Learning and Digital Cultures MOOC was to be sure you save your blog post before changing a Twitter feed. Continue reading
Posted Feb 16, 2013 at Notes to Myself
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Project 19: How You Hypnotize Yourself Into Failure
The power of words - of self-talk. In this age of computers we could think of this as programming our mind. Continue reading
Posted Feb 10, 2013 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Bendito Machine III
This is the first video I watched for #edcmooc and it certainly got us off to a good start on thinking about humans interacting with technology. Do we follow the latest technology that easily and, does it always seem to have such control over us? I must admit that I... Continue reading
Reblogged Feb 9, 2013 at Notes to Myself
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Experience a MOOC
This is my second experience with a MOOC. This time it is E-Learning and Digital Cultures #edcmooc. It is hosted by Coursera. This is the end of week two and I am really behind. But the little bit I have experienced so far has been very engaging and so I... Continue reading
Posted Feb 9, 2013 at Notes to Myself
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Digging into books on the topic of trust
I have begun collecting books that have been written on the topic of trust and I'm very surprised at how few there seem to be. Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2013 at The Story Of Trust
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Reminder Card: Dynamics of Positive and Negative Attitudes
...the challenge all day long is to be aware of the actual attitude you are holding in your mind at any moment. Continue reading
Posted Jul 22, 2012 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Project 18: Dynamics of Negative Attitudes
The aha in this exercise is once again the realization that we have the power to choose our thoughts (attitudes) in any given set of circumstances. Continue reading
Posted Jun 24, 2012 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Where does trust come from?
Seeing "Every tough time and every pressured project (as) another opportunity to earn the trust of someone you care about" is great advice and perhaps the way to rebuild trust when it has been damaged or lost. Continue reading
Posted Jun 23, 2012 at The Story Of Trust
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Starting with Respect
Is it possible that this is also a good place to start when helping teams build trust among the team members? Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2012 at The Story Of Trust
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Project 17: Dynamics of Positive Attitudes
...what we get from life is closely tied to how we think. Continue reading
Posted Jun 9, 2012 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Project 16: Inner-Directed and Outer-Directed People
If we continually feel directed by outside forces with no power over these relationships, we will take little action to make them better. On the other hand, feeling more control provides freedom and responsibilty within these relatioships. Continue reading
Posted May 27, 2012 at Adventures in Attitudes
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First Look at The Elements of Trust
A consultant by the name of Johan Cronje from South Africa was presenting a session on team building in which he outlined a trust model which could be very closely correlated with the DiSC model of behavior. Continue reading
Posted May 19, 2012 at The Story Of Trust
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Project 13: Personal Direction Questionaire
How often we have seen, in the work we do with teams, that there are many people who do not understand the power they have over the way other people perceive them. Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2012 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Turning Weaknesses into Strengths
In this Vignette we find many familiar names and we know most of their stories - Hellen Keller, Norman Vincent Peale, Christopher Reeves, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Socrates. What do they have in common? They had obstacles, weaknesses, tragedies. And, they overcame them Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2012 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Ending the Hiatus
Hard to believe I have not posted to this blog since last July. Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2012 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Dream Deferred
Plant a tree, have a child, write a book. A friend once shared this advise on how to leave a legacy. For some reason it has stuck with me for many years Continue reading
Posted Mar 31, 2012 at The Story Of Trust
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Audio Message 3: As One's Thinking Is
We need to be the Master Gardener, planting seeds of optimism and hope and then tending them as they grow into strong beams able to support us when times get tough. Continue reading
Posted Jul 25, 2011 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Project 14: Evaluating Your Strengths and Weaknesses
My notes from this exercise remind me that you can actually see confidence in successful people and that it is really a matter of controlling the thoughts that run through your mind Continue reading
Posted Mar 5, 2011 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Project 13: Strengths and Weaknesses
Draw a line down the middle of a blank sheet of paper. On one side list all of your strengths and on the other side all of your weaknesses. Three minute time limit! Continue reading
Posted Feb 20, 2011 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Project 12: Who Are You?
The key thought from this project is: in order for you to develop a quality you must be able to see yourself having it to begin with. Continue reading
Posted Feb 12, 2011 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Talk About Yourself
This is an activity that deserves to be pondered and reflected upon over and over. It might even benefit from the help of some poetry. Here are a few lines from one I discovered today. The complete poem is called Ten Years After by David Whyte from his collection, The House of Belonging. Continue reading
Posted Jan 1, 2011 at Adventures in Attitudes
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I AM: A Powerful Affirmation
while the I AM card is certainly a good reminder of strengths, and a reinforcement for positive self esteem, it may also serve a purpose as a check on how well we use these strengths. Continue reading
Posted Nov 19, 2010 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Project 11: Personal Effectiveness Grid
The Personal Effectiveness Grid is a great way to look into the mirror and see where your thoughts are taking you. It is probably a good idea to do this at least once a year. Looking back on this one from a few years ago I realize how much my thoughts impact those characteristics that are critical to success in life.
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Posted Sep 19, 2010 at Adventures in Attitudes
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Project 10: Missing Pieces of Life's Puzzles
Posted Sep 10, 2010 at Adventures in Attitudes
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