Multitasking is our answer to getting more done. U nfortunately, the research is incontrovertible. That technique means we get even less done. I’ve got one idea you should consider. It’s not the clutter of the desktop or inbox … but the clutter of the mind that scuttles our personal productivity…
There's nothing more important ... or more challenging ... than the need to balance short-term results with long-range plans. H ow is your organization focused? Are you encouraging long-range thinking or only what happens this week? Do you have the Attention Span of a Mosquito? How many times have we asked Are…
It's the heart of the college football season and there are valuable lessons we can learn from the most successful programs.You don’t have to be a football fan to embrace them. They are timeless lessons that apply to any business.“Who’s walking on my field?”You’re lugging 40 pounds on your back in…
From my earliest days, I often heard, “If you have two bosses, you have none,” a simple but compelling aphorism. T hat’s what you often find at the root of struggling or failed projects. No one is sure who is doing what.Last week, we dusted off the S.M.A.R.T acronym as…
Start your own fires. Begin the burn so your ideas catch fire and spread throughout the organization. I t takes 3 ingredients to start and sustain a fire. Make sure you’ve got all 3 ready to go when you launch your next plan.Fire has been around since before Prometheus stole…
As leaders, we continually encounter issues over which we have no control. U ncertainty hovers over our plans. We can do something about it by focusing only on what WE can control. Did you know there is an Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS)? It was developed in 1994 by a…
