Why We Can’t Mandate Best Practices
Sure, when we learn a helpful tool or idea, we want to share it. But we as leaders can’t mandate it. Forcing others to use …
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It Probably Is Not a Failure to Execute
What we blame on an organization’s inability to execute is often a problem with the management team. Show me an organization that continues to struggle, …
Serendipity
When you raise your buzz, new tools and solutions–ones you couldn’t see or wouldn’t appreciate at a lower buzz–become available. One of those tools is …
We Do Not Need More “Do”
We and our organizations are so often in a rut of doing. Do, do, do. Yes, people tell us we need to slow down, to …
Goals Must Feel Good
There is a caveat when setting large, nutty, impossible goals: they don’t work if you feel bad while you are setting them. If it feels …
The Keep or Toss
How are you feeling today? We have spoken about the improved effectiveness and other benefits of deliberately tuning your thinking towards thoughts that feel better …
The Flip
The Flip is an unexpectedly effective tool you can use to feel good before you act. (See Effectiveness Habit #2: Feel Good. Then Act.) When …