“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” Paul J. Meyer. “Tomorrow: The best time to do everything you had planned for today.” Unknown. Does your productivity ever get hampered by your desire to find the best possible solution? As you seek… Continue reading Heuristics
Category: Leadership growth
4 Strategies That Just Don’t Work
“Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.” Lily Tomlin “If I make a wrong decision, I worry what might have been. I stress out over very insignificant things.” Courtney Barnett There have been some days when I was so stressed, I didn’t know how much longer I could live with… Continue reading 4 Strategies That Just Don’t Work
A Common Addiction Among Us
Now that I have your attention…. The type of addiction I am referring to is the one very few people talk about. The benefits of working hard are real and can be very rewarding. However, we can take our work too far by becoming “performance addicts.” These addicts can believe that “improving their status, income,… Continue reading A Common Addiction Among Us
7 Things That Must be Done (Guest Post)
If you want to last in leadership long term and you want to genuinely make am impact that outlasts your leadership, you will have to be intentional. It isn’t hard…okay actually it is hard…but it can be much easier if you are purposeful in your approach. Here are 7 suggestions for long term leadership success:… Continue reading 7 Things That Must be Done (Guest Post)
I Was Trapped for 45 Minutes
Have you ever been trapped? Confined somewhere against your will, whether intentionally or unintentionally? And with no where to turn? It is quite an experience to go through something like that. When that does happen, can we learn anything from it? A Locked Door. The place was Windham, Maine, around the mid 1980s. I was working… Continue reading I Was Trapped for 45 Minutes
5 Games People Play and How to Stop Them
Remember the song “Games People Play” by Joe South? It came out in 1968. According to Wikipedia, “the lyrics and title are thought to be a direct reference to Eric Berne’s work on transactional analysis of the same name. The book, published in 1964, deals with the ‘games’ human beings play in interacting with one another.” Games.… Continue reading 5 Games People Play and How to Stop Them
The 4 Secrets to Becoming a Whiz at Problem Solving
There are people who thrive on adversity while others are rattled by minor setbacks. Just what is it they do to avoid from being “rattled?” According to Dr. Paul Stoltz, who researched adversity and how it impacted 250,000 people over 12 years, came to a conclusion: we faced approximately 23 problems a day – in… Continue reading The 4 Secrets to Becoming a Whiz at Problem Solving
The Odds Are Against You in 2015
Tried Traditional Goal Setting? The Odds Aren’t In Your Favor… According to Michael Hyatt, “70 percent of organizational change initiatives put in place by businesses ultimately fail. 25 percent of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions after one week—60 percent do so within six months. The average person makes the same New Year’s resolution ten… Continue reading The Odds Are Against You in 2015
Was Scrooge a Great Leader?
Was Scrooge a great leader? I am not so sure we can say that. However, there are some great leadership lessons we can learn from him. At this Christmas holiday, I wanted to share some thoughts about leadership and the Christmas season. However, I stumbled upon something that I think you, the leader, would enjoy. In… Continue reading Was Scrooge a Great Leader?
It is not that common.
You Can’t Send a Duck to Leadership School “If you’re going to climb a tree, would you rather hire a squirrel or train a horse? Enjoy these clever and insightful lessons on leadership.” Being the 2nd time I have done this, thought it was a video you might enjoy watching. It is less than 4… Continue reading It is not that common.