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I don't know about you, but I've been the new guy at plenty of organizations.  I was the assistant general manager of a hotel with 130 guest rooms.  I was the department manager at a hardware store.  I was the general manager at a copy shop chain.  I was the dean at a college.  I was the president of a college campus.  And, I was/am a pastor. Each of these positions brought unique challenges and steep learning curves.  For most of them, it was my first experience with the industry.  But, all of them thrust me into a leadership position...

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It happens in marriages. It happens in businesses. It happens in churches. It happens all the time...every day. We see someone do something (or not do something) and we immediately begin to put a narrative together in our minds about why they did it (or didn't do it).  We begin connecting dots to a story where we only have a very small portion of it. We find ourselves lost in our own imagination - making up a very compelling version of what we think is happening. This may be an ok exercise if it wasn't for one small very important...

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