What's Your Delegation Score? Delegation isn't just a handoff so you can walk away and do something else. It is a critical leadership skill you must master if you want to expand your reach, take control of your time and achieve the work-life harmony you're seeking. How often have you…
If you want to poison the well where you work, allow a Certified Jerk to roam free. Mollycoddling is a pernicious and infectious organism you need to expel from your organization. Smart people can often be prima donnas, but the brilliance of some people is often more blinding than enlightening. Fortune…
Most of the time when we sit down to work, maybe in our favorite chair, we have a stack of papers or files and a list of some kind.
We then proceed to “work” as we’ve always defined it … plow through the stack and “get ‘er done”.
This time, sit downt with blank sheet of paper, as I did again this morning. Nothing else.
Then, just sit back and noodle on the issues that are clogging your brain and keeping you up at night. … with NO preconceived notions about them. Remember, you paper is blank so far.
You’ll be amazed at how your mind starts to do it’s favorite thing … and the thing it does best … adding some intellectual firepower to solving problems.
Our brain is not really that good at filing, sorting, recording and remembering what we need at the precise moment we need it. (more…)
A brand anthem expresses to your customers the core values related your brand and products, but it's easily trashed with one simple mistake.
While I am spending a little downtime with my family, I wanted to share with you a timeless article from our Leadership Library. If you want to poison the well where you work, allow a Certified Jerk to roam free. M ollycoddling is a pernicious and infectious organism you need…
Just when I thought we had covered the waterfront with respect to accountability, I’m reminded of the linchpin of true accountability – the very simple concept of FOLLOW UP. D uring my conversations with CEOs, I’m repeatedly reminded of how remarkably little attention is paid to this simple concept. Why…
Yes, the holidays are here and already the list of things to do continues to grow – completing the annual budget, planning parties, visiting with friends, figuring out what to get who for when … and so it goes.Yet, my spirit remains strong, so I’ve prepared a menu of 12…
What does it take to get on the Medal Stand and out of the Grandstands? She's won 17 Olympic medals. 12 of them are gold. She holds 13 world records. She's been Sports Woman of the Year twice. She's obviously a remarkable swimmer. She did all of it after having…
