Why We Need An Effectiveness System
We are amazing thinkers. We are very good at solving problems, creating art, achieving goals, and telling stories. What we are not good at is remembering …
How Much Process Is Too Much?
We each have a process and procedure comfort zone. We fall somewhere on a continuum from, “We can never have enough process, procedures, and policies (plus data …
Maybe Just a Bit Better
When we catch ourselves feeling bad, sometimes it’s difficult to feel good right away. In these cases, the best we can do is feel just …
Happy Monday!
How did you start your work day today? Was it calm or frantic? Feeling good or feeling bad? Chances are good that the tone of …
Choose Something
Success demands we first clearly declare what we want to achieve. Yet we are often afraid to do that. We worry that we will be …
The Pre-Flip: a Fast Way to Feel Good
The simplest tool for feeling good is the Flip: when we catch ourselves feeling bad, we deliberately generate a thought that feels better. Another version …
A Delicious Morsel of Truth
Professional assessments accurately measure different aspects of who we are. We can use them to learn about our styles, comfort zones, drivers, and capabilities. One …
Evolving Our Leadership
As our organizations grow, we must shift. If we hold too long to the methods that got us here, we will strangle our organizations. So we move …
Grumpy About Success
It is easy to get grumpy about success. After all, if success is supposed to be simple, why is it so elusive? Why isn’t it …
Six Tough Questions for Better Sales and Collaboration
We can answer the following questions both when we sell something to our clients and when we seek better collaboration with others inside our organization. What …