Working more hours yet have less time to get our work done. On calls, Zoom, or Teams all day. Rear end feels welded to the chair. These are some of the symptoms we experience when we (suddenly) shift to remote work. Here are four cures. Meet LESS Often When we are together, we communicate more […]
This is the second in a series of Play notes about leading well during different times such as this one. “This not that. Here not there. And here’s why…” With daily distractions, project deadlines, and competing priorities, our teams can get unfocused. Add something like a global health challenge and they’ll likely get really scattered. […]
The sages tell us that all our power is in the present. Any time we spend regretting, blaming, or trying to figure out stuff in the past will more likely distract us than help us. Don’t worry about repeating mistakes. We’ve already learned what we could. Set it aside. The future’s calling. In your […]
In business and life we wonder, “Should we pursue our dreams or be realistic?” Hold on! Who said these are mutually exclusive? In your corner, Mike Today’s photo credit: J.M.Seekford Soar via photopin (license)
Running around, overwhelmed, and (truth be told) only just keeping it together probably isn’t what we signed up for. But it is not necessary to be like this to be successful. We can be effective leaders (with or without title) and be mostly at ease. Impossible, you say? But it is so! We can become leaders […]
If we choose 3-4 projects to make significant progress on this week and if we, each day, choose 3-4 things to accomplish that day, we will have the focus we’ve been searching for. If we accomplish most of them, we’ll have the satisfaction we’ve been seeking, too. In your corner, Mike
Planning fails when we use it to control the future. Seeking to control the future comes from a distrust or fear about it. And it can’t be done. Planning works when we use it to prepare for the future. Anticipating a desired future with quiet excitement and taking sensible preceding steps are great ways to […]
They tell us that we should set goals that are specific. But if we shoot for ‘specific’, we may end up with ‘detailed’. And detailed goals aren’t helpful. They tempt us to plan and manage every aspect along the way to the goals. Such a focus blinds us to innovation, better ways, and serendipity. Here […]
What’s the value of a business plan? It’s not the plan. All plans quickly become out of date from the moment we write them. No, the value is the act of planning and the concrete goal that we put into making a business plan. By setting a goal and planning how we’ll get there, we […]
There are three types of planners: the worrier, the fool, and the sage. Worriers plan out of fear of what could go wrong. Their plans can reduce risk…and reward. The opposite are the fools. They boast that everything will be fine. So they don’t plan. They may hit a home run occasionally…and they strike out […]