There’s an apocryphal story that you may have heard from your Dad growing up: Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? The first time I answered, “One.” “Nope,” he responded. “Five.” ”Why is there Five?” I asked. ”Because there’s a difference…
If you're watching the Beijing Winter Olympics, you've seen that this theme is NOT the attitude of an Olympic Athlete. They are not quitters. Yes, they fall or make a slight error that costs them a spot on the podium, but they DO NOT QUIT! How about you? Are you…
I heard from a CEO recently, with whom I've met and had dinner, but have not worked. He included this sentence in an email after a brief introduction : “So much is up in the air at the moment. Ugh. Whoever thought being in leadership was something to aspire to?”…
ANNOUNCEMENT I hope you enjoy the updated, user-friendly format and Table of ContentsClick any title in this new Table of Contents to take you directly to that section.You can also click the logos along the right side to return to the Table of Contents. PRODUCTIVITY POWER Perhaps your most important…
ANNOUNCEMENT I hope you enjoy the updated, user-friendly format and Table of Contents Click any title in this new Table of Contents to take you directly to that section. You can also click the logos along the right side to return to the Table of Contents. FEATURED ARTICLE Accountability is…
ANNOUNCEMENT I hope you enjoy the updated, user-friendly format and Table of Contents Click any title in this new Table of Contents to take you directly to that section. You can also click the logos along the right side to return to the Table of Contents. FEATURED ARTICLE It won't…
Welcome to the first Sword Tips newsletter of 2022. A lot of good stuff in here and you'll be greeted with a beautiful new Table of Contents.
Yes, 2022 is here - thankfully - and we can finally say good riddance to 2021. You've already got a long list of things to do ... executing the annual plan, inspiring your team, committing to a new level of productivity … and so it goes. To give you a…
Are New Year's Resolutions Dead? Maybe they should be because the statistics aren't very encouraging about the success of those resolutions. There are a lot of reasons for that. Change isn't easy in any case, so unless you're prepared to invest in changing your behavior, your resolutions are likely to…