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Alabama head coach Nick Saban takes the field with his team before the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Five Lessons for Success from the Alabama Crimson Tide

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…

Do You Want to Light a Fire Under Your Organization? Have you got the 3 Key Ingredients in Place?

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…

How would you like an electric shock? Can I give it to now … or would you rather wait?

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…

Is it Too Much Trouble to Set Clear Expectations? If So, Be Prepared for Mediocre Results

Few executives will admit it’s too much trouble to Set Clear Expectations, even for their direct reports If it's true for you, make sure you’re prepared for plenty of confusion and mediocre results.When I talk to executives every day, there’s hardly a conversation that doesn’t include the same 2 things:“Why…

Concept of stress and frustration of a businessman with laptop

Steve Jobs Got It Right: Get Rid of All the Crappy Stuff

Do you spend too much time juggling projects and tasks you’re unlikely to ever tackle? Maybe it’s because there’s stuff in there not worth doing? S ome people call it re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I say, throw ‘em overboard!In What is the cornerstone of your strategy?, I…

7 Deadly Sins | Are Pride & Envy Destroying Your Business?

Man’s shortcomings have been catalogued since the Garden of Eden, and ever after, philosophers and kings have attempted a definitive list of those iniquities. P ride is often considered the mother of all sins and the one from which all others emanate, so it’s at the top of the list.…

The Power of Checklists | One Simple Tool to Overcome Brain Freeze

Checklists? You mean those lists I prepare each day that don't do anything to help my productivity? N o, it's not that kind of checklist I'm talking about. Are those the Checklists you mean? Or … do you mean those checklists airline pilots use to keep me from getting killed?…

7 Ways to Differentiate between a Bright Idea and a Bright Light

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." ~ Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens' famous opening sentence continues "It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity." …

water is coming out of a bucket with holes

The 4 Do-or-Die Principles of a Leakproof Productivity System

When you look at this image, do you see your Personal Productivity system at work? Y ou can fix this leaky bucket. It’s not that hard if you faithfully and relentlessly apply these basic principles.Over the last several years working with Bay Area CEOs and with members of the Exkalibur…