What Delegation Really Means
Delegation does not mean simply handing over a task. Nor does it mean getting other people to do a task the way we would. It …
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The Right-Wrong Maelstrom
“I am right and you are wrong,” is a pervasive, destructive subtext in many of our conversations at work and home. We fight each other, …
Don’t Be Seduced By The Cruel
No matter what you hear or read in the news, the world is getting better and better. But, you might ask, aren’t there atrocities? Isn’t …
For Big Change, Ignore the Naysayers
If we want to influence a big change, we need not spend much time trying to convince the naysayers, the haters, the opponents. They will change or …
Ray of Sunshine
Without much effort at all, we can see the amazing beauty that surrounds us this moment. We have all experienced it before. Even in the …
Take Time for Training
“I really can’t delegate this. They can’t do it as well as I can. Since I have to fix whatever they do, it’s faster if …
Profit and Generosity
Profit and generosity go hand in hand. When one goes up or down, so does the other. By being generous, we increase the value we …
What to Pay For/Charge As a Consultant?
Consultants can earn anything from nothing to holy-moly-thatsalotta-dough. Generally, we pay a consultant roughly what we might pay an accountant or a lawyer. Whether we are considering hiring …
Take the Longcut
We could take shortcuts. We could try to entice, lull, force, trick, or beg our clients and colleagues into doing what we want them to do. …
Leading Has (almost) Nothing To Do With Getting Stuff Done
Growing up, our adults taught us to get our stuff done. “It’s important,” they all said. We learned how to sleep through the night, eat …