Brian W Arbuckle
Success and Failure Are Figments Of Our Imagination
My son discovered the stage a little later than I did. He’s mostly a “left brain” kid – or has been up until recently (with math being is...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Jun 24, 20223 min read
In Defense Of The Participation Trophy
Ah, the age old “kids today” argument. But it’s in a new guise – the participation trophy – argument. It goes something like “kids today...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Dec 13, 20214 min read
The Problem With Problems
I’ve seen an ugly trend bubbling up across my work-world…and personal-world, including social media. We are becoming a society of...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Sep 27, 20214 min read
Whose Version Of Success?
I’m going to make a confession. I haven’t won a lot of work awards. No circle-of-golden-amazing-productivity awards, no 20 under 20, 30...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Jan 12, 20215 min read
Heroes, Villains and Division
After last week’s shocking events in Washington DC, I’ve started to see a narrative circle around social media about “who is at fault.”...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Feb 19, 20203 min read
The Journey Is Part Of The Destination
We live in an on-demand world. Virtually anything you want can be at your door within 24 hours (or less). The problem with this on-demand...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Dec 16, 20194 min read
Progress Not Perfection
I’m starting to understand why adults hate learning new things. I’ve been embarking on a journey to learn new languages: French and...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Nov 11, 20194 min read
The Kid In The Arena
On April 23, 1910, Theodore Roosevelt delivered, quite possibly, his most memorable speech: “Citizenship in a Republic.” The most famous...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Sep 19, 20193 min read
Killing The "Good Idea" Fairy?
I saw a Linked In post a few weeks ago that went something like this (details removed and slightly edited to protect the guilty): “I want...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Aug 12, 20193 min read
The Negatives of Always Being Positive
A bit of controversy on the blog today about “positivity.” There’s been this sweeping new religion or philosophy around “positivity.” Its...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Aug 8, 20192 min read
How Does Innovation Die?
I saw a Linked In post a few weeks ago that went something like this (details removed to protect the guilty): “I want to kill the good...
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Brian W Arbuckle
May 6, 20193 min read
Can Being Too Focused On Results Have Unintended Consequences?
Data, KPIs and goals are great, unless used to shift blame away from those setting the strategy onto those responsible for tactics.
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Brian W Arbuckle
Jun 18, 20172 min read
Failing On Failure
We encourage failure, but we're terrible at coaching people on recovering from that failure. I was playing catch with my son this...
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Brian W Arbuckle
May 31, 20172 min read
"Fail" Is Not A Four Letter Word
The family and I just got back from a quick trip to Quebec. For those that don’t know (or need a quick reminder) Quebec is still fiercely...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Apr 10, 20172 min read
Sticking To Policy
Sticking to policy...come hell or high water. Brave and bold? Or bad business? If you haven't seen the gentleman being dragged off of the...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Jul 18, 20162 min read
A Beautiful Mistake
Mistakes. When we make a mistake we can feel angry, maybe ashamed. We feel guilty and sometimes we even try to bury those mistakes. We...
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Brian W Arbuckle
Jul 1, 20163 min read
The Other Side Of Failure
Stop glorifying failure until we know how to coach recovery. Fail fast. Fail forward. Failure isn't fatal. Pick your cliche. There's a...
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