I had the opportunity, thanks to Lead Change member Mike Sipple Jr. (<a title="Mike's Twitter profile" href="http://twitter.com/mikesipplejr">@mikesipplejr</a><a href="http://leadchangegroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Fotolia_32579164_XS.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7224" title="Successful overcoming the difficult barriers" src="http://leadchangegroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Fotolia_32579164_XS-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a>) to <a href="http://centennialinc.com/three-obstacles-betweem-hearing-and-understanding/">guest-post</a> over at Centennial Inc.'s blog.  Established in 1975, <a title="Centennial Inc. Recruiting, Coaching and Career Development" href="http://centennialinc.com/">Centennial</a> is a respected recruiting, coaching and career development company based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The post is about the difference between simply hearing and truly understanding others. In a word, <em>diversity</em>.  We recently held a Lead Change Tulsa breakfast discussion on the topic of leading a diverse organization and the post comes from my thoughts after attending the event.

Do you have people who challenge your thinking or force you to understand a history and perspective radically different from your own?  Check out the post <a href="http://centennialinc.com/three-obstacles-betweem-hearing-and-understanding/">Three Obstacles Between Hearing and Understanding</a>.  Thanks!