Hard Work Has Nothing to Do With It
Hard work is not one of the ingredients of success. Showing up and doing the next best action again and again? Sure. Tuning your inner …
No Shoulds
Catch yourself when, in making a decision, you say, “I should,” “I ought to,” or “I have to.” Even if we seem to be the …
4 Ways to Handle Too Many Meetings
“Meetings! I do nothing but attend meetings! Meetings after meetings after meetings. I can’t get my real work done.” Many of us have calendars filled …
Under Stress, We Do Exactly the Wrong Things
Under stress, we act in ways that directly counter our values/motivators/drivers.. If, for example, we value practicality, under stress we will do very impractical things. …
Your Effectiveness System is Yours
We may think we want someone to show us the one best organization system that we will use forever and be finally ahead of the …
Zoom-Tingly-Yes
Imagine that success–your success–is right here, waiting just outside your door. If this were true, what would you do? Of course, you would open the …
Change
Change is turbulent. Be clear, direct, and persistent. Change is tough. Be encouraging. Change takes time. Be understanding. Change is complex. Be thorough and adaptable. …
Get Out of the Weeds
To grow the revenue, outcomes, impact, and relevance of our organizations, we as leaders must get out of the weeds. Wherever we are doing or …
Better Interviews
The usual way to think of a job interview is as some sort of a test. The interviewee, wanting to be judged worthy, studies and …
The Pitch
A pitch is a presentation to get people to consider our offer. (We all have something to offer.) Whether presenting to the board, asking for …