How to Build a Truly Compelling Goal
Success demands a clear, compelling, and commonly understood vision or goal. Such a goal answers the big question, “Why?” We can probably write a clear …
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Feeling Rudderless?
Achieving anything meaningful requires both a clear desire for something new and a complete acceptance of whatever is happening now. Anything else leaves us rudderless. …
All Is Nominal
People who fire rockets like to say, “Conditions are nominal,” when everything is good to go. Guess what? Conditions are nominal. All the courage you …
A Formula for Success
We struggle when we try to make things happen through action (or, occasionally, avoiding action) alone. There is a better formula. And it is simple. Choose …
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. …
Are We Allowed?
Are we allowed to have what we want–whatever we dream–really? Our honest answer to this determines pretty much how successful we will be in business, …
How You Fit
I don’t know what is the ideal life- and work path for you. But I do know it will use and refine your talents. It …
Why Not Me?
That it has never been done before, that it is too big or small, or that we may stumble at first are no good reasons …
Learning to Argue
Turns out that the best course of action is rarely the one we (first) thought of. To get the most out of them, we need …
A Cure-All
There is a cure that is good for reducing unsightly politics, itchy inaction, painful apathy, and embarrassing turnover. It is also good for vigorously increasing …