Output or Outcomes
Most of the time we judge people’s performance on the job by their throughput: How much are you getting done? How early did you come …
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What To Do With All Those Great Ideas
We can come up with some pretty great ideas for projects, businesses, jobs, and adventures we’d love to do. They can occur to us in …
Perfect Planning Prevents Performance
As they say, “Proper prior planning prevents poor performance.” Thing is, it can also promote poor performance–especially where there is fear, uncertainty, and doubt. It …
How to Have Win-Win Even When the Other Side Refuses
You can negotiate to a win-win result even if the other side is not committed to win-win. When you negotiate for win-win, you make clear …
How to Get Traction When You Have Been Spinning Your Wheels
Whenever you are not making progress on something at work or home, try one of these three kickstarters. Define your desired outcome. You will spin …
Quick-Start Your Effectiveness System
There is no one right way to do anything including starting your own Effectiveness System and Habits. You can start wherever you think it best …
Reduce the Resistance to Your Growing Lists of Tasks
How many outcomes (a.k.a. projects) are you tracking in your effectiveness system of lists? As of today, I am tracking 88 active outcomes in my …