Enough Quality
How much quality is enough? People who cut corners to save time and money end up losing both. It simply takes more effort to fix …
Steer
Improving how we deliver sustainably and scalably.
Hope, Make, or Allow
You can hope that something will happen. And we all know that hope is not a strategy. You can try to make something happen. It …
Items Lingering in Your Inbox
Items that linger in your inbox sap your effectiveness. The longer they remain, the more pressure, guilt, or distraction you will feel and the less …
Opportunity Knocks and Knocks
They say that Opportunity does not knock twice. Don’t believe them. Opportunity knocks and knocks. Each knock offers a different opportunity, of course. Not better …
Look for the Shortcuts
I wonder what William Blake meant when he said “The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.” Here’s one interpretation: “What you believe …
A Natural Plan
When you have a big goal, the distance from where you are to where you want to be can seem huge. You might be tempted …
When You Blame You Are Lost
The moment you blame someone or something else for the problem, you are lost. Blame is abdication and distraction. Blame is an attempt to distance …
Get Something Rolling
When things around you are going poorly and it seems you have no power to change it, think again. You can change more than you …
Emptying Your Email Inbox
How full is your inbox? Email messages will collect (and multiply, it seems!) there if you think that moving or deleting emails means you will …
Balance Your System for Sanity
To stay effective and sane, balance the complexity of your personal effectiveness system. If it is too complex, you won’t use it. If it is …