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What Are Your Intentions For 2012?
Thoughts from the Elliptical – Inspiration from the Letter I The elliptical was on a steep incline and I was immersed in the importance of “Intentions” for the impending New Year. My initial inquiry was “what ingenious intentions can I incorporate into my life in 2012?” Allow me to introduce you to the power of [...]
Boomers Bummed About Finding Bliss
Are you feeling pressured to find your passion? You’re not alone if you’re frustrated by all the hype to hop on the “follow your bliss” band wagon. Baby Boomers are approaching retirement age and are clearly not ready to hang up their tie dyed tee-shirts. Instead, many are being urged to follow their passion for [...]
A Failure To Communicate Can Be Costly
What happened when managers didn’t communicate? Productivity dropped 75% from 4.8 hours/day to 1.2 hours/day Social chat and gossip increased more than 100% from 1.5 hours/day to 3.2 hours/day Shocking, isn’t it? But hold on to your hat… Those are stats from a 1997 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [...]
Too Many Chefs Spoil the Soup
There’s the story of the husband and wife who are both gourmet cooks. The husband is planning a meal for dinner guests and the wife says, “Oh! That sounds good! And if you add XYZ, and make this sauce and prepare the vegetables this way… it will be fabulous!” She even put all the ingredients [...]
Goo Be Gone
Have you ever had the feeling that you’re taking one step forward and two steps back? No matter what you do – or don’t do – things stay pretty much the same. So what’s the difference between being stuck and being on a plateau? Plenty! Being stuck is like finding gum on the bottom of [...]
Spring Into Action Or Fall Behind
Driving down the boulevard I noticed some trees are bursting with fresh, new buds to welcome Spring, but the next tree has brittle leaves, leftover from the Fall clinging to the limbs. Organizations and trees are similar when it comes to renewal and change. Some organizations welcome change with all its possibilities of new life [...]
Empty Net? Try The Other Side Of The Boat.
When asked if she had a favorite time in her life, 91-year-old Dorothy, blind and balancing herself on her walker, responded boldly: NOW! ??? Now ??? As an observer, what I saw was all of her closest friends were gone, she couldn’t see, had trouble with her remaining teeth, relied on a walker and rarely [...]
Accountability – How to Go From Red to Black.
Looking for a way to turn the bottom line from red to black? Think about this: Accountability is the new “black.” Leadership without accountability is a sham. Managing change can’t happen without accountability. Effective communication requires accountability. Delegation, Profitability, Performance Improvement, Team Building, Strategic Planning … Accountability is the foundation for success. Why, then, have [...]
A Reptilian Approach to Change
Transformation Lessons From our Slithering Friends. When a snake sheds its skin, it does so in one continuous piece. It starts by brushing against something hard to cause a rip in the skin. Then it slowly works on the rip until it sheds the skin completely. During this process the snake moves about its world [...]
Quit Throwing Money Down the Drain
Guess where I saw the binders of a new client’s past strategic plans? On the top shelf in the utility room, next to the toilet…Seriously. Have you ever spent a lot of time and money on a project that never got off the ground? Here’s one reason why this can happen. Tunnel Vision. Sometimes groups [...]
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