Operating on Perpetual Overload? (13 Jun 2006) Is email creating a workload log jam? Here are the top 3 e-habits that undermine our ability to get to our high impact activities and some effective Focus Management techniques that can help.
No Time to Focus on the Big Picture? Try Focus Management (13 Jun 2006) In today's hectic, fast-paced work world, it's easy to get caught up in the details. Try these 7 Focus Management best practices--a strategy to manage "big picture" high impact activities.
Want to Manage Your Time? Get Real! (13 Jun 2006) Most Time Management theory offers little more than idealistic, pie-in-the-sky techniques and suggestions. Discover the 5 "reality checks" of practical, realistic time management and the 5 real tips for real people.
People Are Our Most Important Asset! (13 Jun 2006) Just like with equipment, the costs are contained in the short term at the expense of the long-term value of the "asset". Employees are used up and then discarded just like equipment that was not properly maintained.
And who suffers the most in the long term from this shortsighted policy?
Oddly enough, it's not the employees that suffer the most, but the company itself.
The Most Important Thing Youll Ever Do (13 Jun 2006) Leaders do a lot of things, but one is more important than all the others. If you aren't building the confidence of your team every day, you aren't really doing your job. The upside potential is unlimited and there is no downside. I'll show you how to make it happen.
One Crazy Cookie (13 Jun 2006) Being a leader can drive you nuts if you let it. The wisdom wrapped in a fortune cookie might just keep you sane!
A Journey of a Thousand Miles (13 Jun 2006) That's right; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Too bad a lot of us never get around to taking that first step. Henry Ford helps put it in perspective.
Whadda Jerk! (13 Jun 2006) When you think about it, it's amazing how stupid other people are. What is even more amazing is that other people probably think you're as stupid as you think they are! What to do with all this stupidity! Carl Jung has a way out.
A Man and His Razor (13 Jun 2006) Ockham's Razor is the cornerstone of modern scientific inquiry. It's also an essential tool for leaders and managers in any organization. Kinda scary that some of the best advice for leaders today comes straight from the 14th century...
Burger on a Bun Decision Making (13 Jun 2006) Have you ever had the experience of work through a problem to everyone's satisfaction only to discover a few days later that one of the team members, "still isn't quite sure..." about the agreed upon course of action? Instead of being moved to violence, checkout this article. You'll learn how to make decisons that stick!
The DNA of Motivation (13 Jun 2006) Get rich! Get skinny! Scale the corporate ladder! This article has all you'll ever need to know! The key to success is motivation. I've cracked the code and am passing it along to you.
Great Hires: Avoid Costly Mistakes (13 Jun 2006) Picking people for a job is like going to the store to buy apples. Before you go, you ought to know whether the apples are to be eaten fresh, make into applesauce, baked into a pie or made into juice. Then, you can make the appropriate choices. This is also true for hiring winners.
Cold Water Comments - What They Are and How to Manage Them! (13 Jun 2006) Cold Water Comments are those comments, phrases and ideas that are meant to discourage, disparage, discredit and generally douse your ideas. They can squelch creativity, cease your brainstorming efforts and disrupt the goal of a meeting. This article gives you specific things you can do to stop the cold water.
Great Groups! - Getting a Group to Think Like a Genius (13 Jun 2006) Wouldn't it be great to have an Edison or Einstein, or Mozart at your next meeting? If you had a genius at your meeting, do you think you might come up with better results? Let me be the first to tell you that those people won't be at your next meeting. But there are some things you can do as a facilitator - some techniques and tactics that you can use with the group that will help them work better.
Six Reasons to K.I.S.S. (13 Jun 2006) Keep it Splendidly Simple! We can serve both ourselves and our clients better if we remember to keep our proposals, project plans, reports and other services more elegant, or simple. Learn six reasons to K.I.S.S.
9 Tips for Getting the Most From Your Conference Investment (13 Jun 2006) All professionals attend conferences, seminars, and trade shows each year. Through my observation and person experience here are my top tips for maximizing your time and monetary investment in these events.
6 Ways to Keep Things Simple (13 Jun 2006) We can have greater success with our Clients when we make our work processes and agreements simpler and more elegant. This article will give you ideas for making your contracts and commitments, projects and plans, reports and relationships with Clients simpler.
