More Than Enough
It’s true despite the deadlines. The economy doesn’t affect it either. It doesn’t matter how much competition appears to exist for talent, roles, attention, clients, …
People Problems
Most problems are people problems. Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, & Dennis Carey, HBR, August 2015 Miscommunication, misunderstanding, and conflict. The wrong people in the wrong roles. …
Management vs. Leadership
Management is what we do to get people to act as we want them to in an organization. It includes the title, the position, and the techniques. …
Inevitable Fruit
One way to succeed is to act as if we have already achieved the essence of whatever it is we wanted. For example, we might say that the …
Too Much Bad to Feel Good?
How can I raise my buzz? How can I go about feeling good when circumstances are this bad? –Everyone Your results match how you feel. But …
Making It So – Avoiding Leader’s Overwhelm
Leaders who are under water, stuck in the weeds, or putting out fires can’t get to their big-picture, strategic work. They are too busy doing …
Success Flies In
Success comes flying in when you know what you want, you engage others in win-win relationships, you always work on the most compelling thing, and …
A Story
There was once a band of smart, dedicated, caring, and simply successful people. Some of them lived in Toronto. The rest were scattered around the …
What NOT To Do When Overwhelmed
We could blame others, ourselves, or the situation. But things would get worse if we did. We might try working harder. But we would only …
We No Longer Need to Know
Many organizations still suffer because they give titles, money, and prestige to the people who know more things. People in these organizations fight each other to …