Chapter 1
The Myths that Ruin Our Businesses
The four Kerry Blue Terriers looked identical. All were out for a walk in an open field with their owner. Three of the dogs bounded joyously about, reveling in the moment. The fourth ran in circles, relentlessly. Why? The owner explained that when he acquired the fourth dog, it had been living in a cage. For years, its exercise was running in a circle limited by the cage.1 The cage was long gone, but the dog remained inside it, at least in its mind. That invisible, powerful story guided the dog's perception of reality, and its life. Myth, indeed!
As a leader, how do you change the behavior of the fourth dog on your team?
We are pattern-seekers from birth, making sense of our environment. Doubt it? ...
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