Are you using what you have in the most effective way? Whether it’s your team, your time or your resources or your equipment, be sure to utilize all that you have in a way that will get the most value
Read more →Here’s a phrase to always keep in mind… “Don’t expect what you’re not giving.” It’s probably not the most popular phrase or widely accepted phrase in the entitlement culture we live in today, but it’s very accurate. Typically, most people expect
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 →Have you ever moved on to a new job or a different position in your organization or with a new company only to realize how unhappy and unproductive you were in the old job? It’s interesting that many of us
Read more →If you travel on I-10 about 20 minutes from where I live, you’ll see a site that I and many others see on a weekly or daily basis… an unfinished water park. It seems like some work might still be
Read more →I’ve been going to the same place to get my hair cut for the past 10 plus years or so. And yes, Sue, et al., I do have hair (inside joke)! Oddly, the place I go to hasn’t seemed quite
Read more →Conventional wisdom says you should dump all you don’t want to do onto your best people while the paycheck collectors keep on collecting. We’ve never been accused of being conventional and we know this is a sign of a manager
Read more →We’ve all heard the phrase, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”. What amazes me is the sheer ineptness of leaders and managers that actually apply that philosophy to their organizational culture. In fact, it’s the complete opposite of an advocate-based
Read more →I just got off the phone with a senior banking executive who asked me how he can prevent procrastination in his division. My reply was that procrastination is a sign you have a misplaced task. We believe if you do
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