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I have written more than 150 articles about Productivity. They cover many aspects of the popular GTD methodology which I actively practice, along with articles on technology that include cool hardware devices and valuable software tools

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Monday Quote of the Week: Do You Chase Perfection?

Anyone got a problem with Excellence?

Football season is around the corner, but regardless of whether you’re a fan, there are many lessons we can take from the world of sports.

This is one we all need to remember, especially you perfectionists out there. You know who you are. (For my part, you can put me in the camp of a “reformed perfectionist”.)

I think I’ll just “settle for” EXCELLENCE.

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Monday Quote of the Week: Politeness Can Be Poison

I’ll bet you’ve seen this in your organization.

In You Love Collaboration. Do You Think It’s a Substitute for Communication?, I talk about how so many leaders confuse consensus with collaboration.

One of the main culprits is politeness. We don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, we want everyone to just get along, we don’t want to rock the boat …. and without even realizing it, the group drifts towards consensus.

As a leader, you’re challenged to make decisions in the best interests of the organization, its shareholders and other stakeholders.

That’s not the same as making decisions that may be in the best interests of the those you’ve consulted … or only making the decisions with which most everyone agrees.

It might be time to read this article to be clear about the distinction. It could save your business.

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Monday Quote of the Week: Are You Looking For The Little Things?

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Monday Quote of the Week: Which one of these are you?

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Monday Quote: There’s never too much of this.

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ABOUT ME

I am a professional author and speaker as well as a leadership coach facilitating leadership groups among CEOs and senior business leaders in the SF Bay area.

I am the author or more than 125+ newspaper columns published by the SF Bay affiliate of the NY Times among the 550+ articles here. I have also written 3 ebooks about Leadership & Business Finance.

I have been married forever to a beautiful woman and have one spectacular daughter who has dedicated her life to helping children with life-threatening illnesses.
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