Here are links to the previous issues of Point Lookout that touch on devious political tactics at work. Bookmark this page. Or browse the Point Lookout archive by date. Subscribe now.
Coming October 27: Five Guidelines for Choices- Each day we make dozens or hundreds of choices — maybe more. We make many of those choices outside our awareness. But we can make better choices if we can recognize choice patterns that often lead to trouble. Here are five guidelines for making choices. Available here and by RSS on October 27.
And on November 3: Way Over Their Heads- For organizations in crisis, some but not all their people understand the situation. Toxic conflict can erupt between those who grasp the problem's severity and those who don't. Trying to resolve the conflict by educating one's opponents rarely works. There are alternatives. Available here and by RSS on November 3.
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