Tell Yourself a Different Lie
Effectiveness Habit #2: Feel good. Then Act asks you to change your mind to get better results. Tools like The Flip and The Ladder can …
Refresh Resistance, Part 2
We talked about the importance of Effectiveness Habit #6: Refresh and what happens to your overall system if you bypass this habit. Here are the …
Refresh Resistance, Part 1
Ahhh! That’s what you say when you do Effectiveness Habit #6: Refresh. It helps you get back to that great-feeling, “I’m on top of it” …
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, …
Shameless Plug for Habit #7
While we may prefer to focus on the concrete Effectiveness Habits such as MOD It and the Refreshes, there is treasure in the less concrete …
Worst Way to Start Your Day
The worst way to start your day is by knuckling down and getting to work. Jumping right into your tasks out of habit, pressure, or …
The Leader’s Secret
A client and friend asked, “How do I get my team to work smarter?” We could talk about a practical set of steps to take. …
Enough of Productivity and Efficiency
“Productivity” and “efficiency” are words that describe how we work, do tasks, get stuff done. Both words focus on increasing output per unit of resource. …
Is win-win possible all the time?
Generating win-win relationships with everyone who matters is important for your and your organization’s success. But is it always possible or reasonable to try for …
3 Steps to Get Unstuck
Next time you find yourself stuck, procrastinating, or at a loss for what to do, do not beat yourself up. Instead, use this tip. It …