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Changing the way we work, changing the way we lead…. This is a personal weblog. The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer. Bloom Where You Are Planted. On the topic, and I remember someone in an interview asking him Why do you think this happened to you? His response: Why the F* not me? Difficult is having to tell your family you’ve lost your job–leaving them speechless–except the 9 year-old who asks if you are going to lose your house. Each of us has our own context and p...
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Second Chance | omarreece
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Changing the way we work, changing the way we lead…. Tag Archives: Second Chance. And they nodded. Like the cliché, I had no idea what had hit us. I instructed everyone to get out of the car. Michelle, who is a registered nurse, quickly noticed that my arm was bleeding. It’s gotta be broken Omar, she said. I winced and tried to pry my door open to get out. But we walked away. He didn’t. It’s taken awhile to get my thoughts around the enormity of this accident. Both boys are thriving young high school...
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My Secret to Strategy Execution | omarreece
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Changing the way we work, changing the way we lead…. My Secret to Strategy Execution. At one point early in my career, a re-org put workers into two camps. You were either in the strategic camp, or you were put into the non-strategic camp. I remember feeling like kind of a loser when my name appeared on the non-strategic camp list. Like the right-fielder of the workplace. That was cool, but as time went on, I found myself asking (from right field) hey, are we winning the game? The biggest miss that I see...
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Changing the way we work, changing the way we lead…. My Secret to Strategy Execution. At one point early in my career, a re-org put workers into two camps. You were either in the strategic camp, or you were put into the non-strategic camp. I remember feeling like kind of a loser when my name appeared on the non-strategic camp list. Like the right-fielder of the workplace. That was cool, but as time went on, I found myself asking (from right field) hey, are we winning the game? The biggest miss that I see...
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Toughness | omarreece
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Changing the way we work, changing the way we lead…. Two major events intersected for me at the same time recently, causing me to think about both in context of each other. The first was an anniversary of mine; the second was a large corporate layoff close to me. Both required toughness. You have an AVM. On your brain, he stated to me. I inquired, Will I be OK? They tend to bleed, he replied in a matter-of-fact way. We must take care of it immediately. I can still hear those words exactly as he said them.
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Changing the way we work, changing the way we lead…. Blog: Have We Lost Our Ability to Wonder? Ohio, my father said out loud in the middle of Sunday church. Puzzled, I looked at him, and he just smiled back. The biggest smile I’ve seen from him in a while. I must admit, I wondered for a second if he was losing it. I tilted my head, shrugged my shoulders, and moved on. Don’t kids have any sense of wonderment anymore? My Dad asked. No, not really, I responded matter-of-factly. That night, I asked Dad why h...
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A Second Chance | omarreece
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Changing the way we work, changing the way we lead…. And they nodded. Like the cliché, I had no idea what had hit us. I instructed everyone to get out of the car. Michelle, who is a registered nurse, quickly noticed that my arm was bleeding. It’s gotta be broken Omar, she said. I winced and tried to pry my door open to get out. But we walked away. He didn’t. It’s taken awhile to get my thoughts around the enormity of this accident. Both boys are thriving young high school Juniors. The police said...Hones...
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Humility | omarreece
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Changing the way we work, changing the way we lead…. And they nodded. Like the cliché, I had no idea what had hit us. I instructed everyone to get out of the car. Michelle, who is a registered nurse, quickly noticed that my arm was bleeding. It’s gotta be broken Omar, she said. I winced and tried to pry my door open to get out. But we walked away. He didn’t. It’s taken awhile to get my thoughts around the enormity of this accident. Both boys are thriving young high school Juniors. The police said...Hones...
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Leadership | omarreece
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Changing the way we work, changing the way we lead…. My Secret to Strategy Execution. At one point early in my career, a re-org put workers into two camps. You were either in the strategic camp, or you were put into the non-strategic camp. I remember feeling like kind of a loser when my name appeared on the non-strategic camp list. Like the right-fielder of the workplace. That was cool, but as time went on, I found myself asking (from right field) hey, are we winning the game? The biggest miss that I see...
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Appreciation | omarreece
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Changing the way we work, changing the way we lead…. And they nodded. Like the cliché, I had no idea what had hit us. I instructed everyone to get out of the car. Michelle, who is a registered nurse, quickly noticed that my arm was bleeding. It’s gotta be broken Omar, she said. I winced and tried to pry my door open to get out. But we walked away. He didn’t. It’s taken awhile to get my thoughts around the enormity of this accident. Both boys are thriving young high school Juniors. The police said...Hones...
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