What is Success?
Success is a word that needs some help. We all want success in our life, our careers, and for our organizations. Even people who say …
Optimism is Dead, Long Live Optimism!
“Positive thinking,” “affirmations,” and “optimism” have developed bad names for themselves. As we commonly understand them, these approaches aren’t very useful and can be downright …
How are you feeling?
“How are you doing?” “How are you feeling?” “How’s it going?” Though these questions are part of our common greetings to each other, they are also …
Get the Why Right
Imagine you’re in a senior management meeting. Brenda, the CEO, starts by reviewing the current financial numbers then kicking off this discussion. Brenda: “We are …
Reality, in three acts
Grasp Want to become really, really effective and satisfied? Good. Then you really, really need to get a grasp on reality. Reality…as in “the universe …
Two Simple Habits for the Ultra-Busy
How is your week going? No, really. How is it going? On a scale from “Calm waters, smooth sailing” to “Rough Chop” to “Gale” to …
Real change is fast, not slow.
How Long Does it Take? How long does it take… …to turn around the culture of an organization? …to find your ideal career? …to reform …
Don’t Join This Revolution!!
There’s a revolution afoot. It is big. It is global. And it’s going to change everything, for the better. You can not join this revolution. …
Do More of Your Good Work with…Poetry?
There are two types of thinking: logical and poetic. And we desperately need more poetry if we want to succeed doing our good work. Let …
How to Build a New Habit
“Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character…” –Stephen R. Covey …