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Paradigms: Are you a flea in a jar?
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The fleas in the jar story is a great analogy for how we create paradigms in our lives and end up limiting our potential. If you don't know it already, the story goes something like this...
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Stand up for what you believe in
Article first published on LinkedIn.
I was working with a senior leader last week who sits on the operating board of medium-sized organisation. He works in an environment that is extremely fast-moving and somewhat disorganised. He also works with some strong characters.