Do You Want to Light a Fire Under Your Organization? Have you got the 3 Key Ingredients in Place?

Start your own fires. Begin the burn so your ideas catch fire and spread throughout the organization. I t takes 3 ingredients to start and sustain a fire. Make sure…

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How would you like an electric shock? Can I give it to now … or would you rather wait?

As leaders, we continually encounter issues over which we have no control. U ncertainty hovers over our plans. We can do something about it by focusing only on what WE…

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Is it Too Much Trouble to Set Clear Expectations? If So, Be Prepared for Mediocre Results

Few executives will admit it’s too much trouble to Set Clear Expectations, even for their direct reports If it's true for you, make sure you’re prepared for plenty of confusion…

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Steve Jobs Got It Right: Get Rid of All the Crappy Stuff

Do you spend too much time juggling projects and tasks you’re unlikely to ever tackle? Maybe it’s because there’s stuff in there not worth doing? S ome people call it…

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It isn’t Technology Creating all the Distractions. It’s us.

We’d like to think that technology has become our enemy and is the cause of the distractions that keep us from getting things done. N ice try, but this is an…

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