Chad Hudson

In such a world, there could be mindless zombies with brains and nervous systems but without consciousness. This is what we mean when we say that the existence and nature of matter are independent of the existence of consciousness.

Listeners remember the delivery of poor speakers; they remember the content of good speakers.

Mostly, they seek out vulnerabilities, detect attacks, and eliminate compromises. Of course, the size of the attack surface and the sheer volume of vulnerabilities, attacks, and compromises means organizations must make tough choices; not everything gets fixed, stopped, recovered, and so forth. There will need to be some form of acceptable (tolerab

CONNECT

Connect is the enabling play that makes all the other plays work better. The Industrial Age play is conform. Connect is about caring: caring what people think; caring how people feel; caring about their personal goals.

Connect is not a superficial "friendship" but caring for someone else and wanting the best for them. Connect is lov

Assume good intent. But if people are trying to make decisions that align with the organization's objectives, then we ought to trust them. Trust people first because your trust in them will affect their behavior. They will work harder, stay longer, and unlock more discretionary effort when they feel trusted.

The apostle Paul reiterated this in Galatians 4:6: “And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’” The children of God, impelled by the impulses of the Holy Spirit, want to talk with their heavenly Father.

Whereas CVOS focus on up and out, CFOS and COOS focus on down and in. One requires eyes on the infinite horizon, the other requires eyes on the business plan. One envisions the tant, abstract future. The other sees the steps to take in the very distangible near term.

One of the most powerful response techniques is the ability to ask questions. Questions frame the issue, remove ambiguity, expose gaps, reduce risk, give permission to engage, enable dialogue, uncover opportunities, and help to pressure-test logic. Questions that are informed, thoughtful, and relevant advance learning.

The first three questions relate to a preacher’s research of a text’s meaning: 1. What does the text mean? 2. How do I know what the text means? 3. What concerns caused the text to be written?