GTD – the Value of Checklists
A recent issue of the The New England Journal of Medicine reported on the tremendous safety value of a surgeon's checklist to reduce deaths. Adopting the simple technique of checklists…
Save money – save jobs!
I reported recently on the trend toward cutting costs without cutting jobs. BW expands upon that concept focusing on mandatory vacation and voluntary leave. I have recommended that to several…
I’m going to Pump – You Up!
Finding Your Inner Courage is another Welchway gem from Business Week. This time, Jack and Suzy Welch focus on us - how do leaders motivate themselves? When times are bleak…
Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?
Procrastination is the subject of an interesting NY Times article. Apparently, there is some science to this nagging infirmity we all share.
If you don’t belong in that category because while it appears you’re delaying, you’re only trying harder to find a better answer, nice try. There actually is almost no correlation between perfectionism and procrastination.
Also, for those of us who waited until the night before the final and then pulled an all-nighter? The research shows that we do not perform better; we just think we do.
The good news? (more…)
Get your week off to a rousing start . . . .
If this doesn't stir up your soul and start a warm feeling running through your blood – check your pulse. You might not still be with us! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM[/youtube] NOTE TO…