Meaningful, Fulfilling Work
What does it take to have meaningful, fulfilling work? Many experts say you must know and follow your passion. Yes. Passion is important. But, as …
Alignment
Clear, complete, connected, commonly-understood and meaningful mission, goals, and next steps.
Politics is a Symptom
Where you see politics in your workplace, resist the temptation to blame your co-workers. Yes, there are some people who are naturally very political. They …
The Best and Worst Ways to Describe a Role
“Fit” is such an important driver for people and need for organizations. Everyone–from the big boss to the mail room clerk–in every organization–from the largest …
Maybe I’m Just Procrastinating
In the post, Worst Way to Start Your Day, I said that the worst way is to jump “right into your tasks out of habit, …
The Four Lenses of Success
Success for you or your organization is simple. You need only look through four lenses described below to see where you have trouble and where …
Resistance to Discipline
So, have you built your system of lists yet? Have you adopted more than one of the seven Effectiveness Habits yet? No?! I’m shocked. Actually, …
Effectiveness Habit #5: Know Why
The weight of all your tasks can wear you down. Build resilience and feel good with today’s habit: Effectiveness Habit #5: Know Why It’s all …
5 Easy Pieces of Career or Corporate Strategy
Strategy exercises–whether for your career or your organization–often fail because they are incomplete. They scratch the itch we all get to have our daily work …
What if you decided what success is?
If you look at it–really look at it–success for your life, career, or organization has to be what you say it is. Others do influence …
Unstick Your Strategy with an Often Ignored Type of Thinking
When getting the right strategy for you or your organization is proving difficult, it may be down to an odd way we all tend to …