A good rule of thumb is the more responsibility you have the more time you need to spend planning. If you start your day without a plan the slightest problem or situation will throw you and everyone around you into
Read more →Blog Post contributed by Nolan Knight All managers have a particular style of managing. In order to be effective as a manager you must also understand that you have strengths that relate directly to your management style as well as weaknesses
Read more →My partner, Nolan Knight, often tells the story of his daughters spending hours building a playhouse out of gym mats and how his 3-year old son can tear down their work within seconds. The moral of the story is that
Read more →Here’s the headline of a recent article from Businessweek – “Napping Your Way To The Top“. I’m at a loss… Can’t say I’m overly surprised by anything I read or hear these days… but, really??? I read another article referencing
Read more →Don’t let minor issues get in the way of the big picture. Too often we get caught up in our own priorities and minor issues when they don’t even line up with the overall objective of our organization. We allow
Read more →I like the old phrase, “if you’re going to talk the talk, you better walk the walk”. Your talk can define who you are as much as your actions can. But be very careful when your talk and your actions
Read more →Staying on point seems to be one the most difficult things for people to do. You’ll see leaders excited about their latest and greatest initiative, only to fall off point within months or sadly, even weeks. Managers will start off
Read more →I read an article today, “The Mindset of Great Leaders“, that had a few interesting statements on hiring that are worth repeating… We hire people based on the number of years of industry experience they have, and then wonder why our
Read more →I’ve been watching the latest on the new iPhone 5 that was introduced by Apple a few weeks ago. Lots of good press about the phone and also many complaints. Of course, some people are never happy and will complain
Read more →I read two different articles over the last two days that both had a lot in common. One was about a “Do Not Disturb” feature on the new iPhone operating system IOS6. This new feature gives you the option to
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