We describe a service provider as either good or bad, caring or apathetic. And those qualities go to the heart of our own experiences of being served as positive or negative. For example, we wait a long time to be seated at a restaurant table, are provided a […]
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Stop and Build a Strategy
It’s not unusual for a company once to have created a business plan, and then to assume that the necessary work of strategic planning has been done. Maybe there is an annual “strategy session” during which annual goals get set. This happens in both start-ups and […]
You’re The Best. NOT.
Short commercial: Join me for the Virtual Time Blocking Summit, March 5-7! I will be presenting on using time blocking to overcome lack of motivation. Plus, there are TONS of other great thought-leaders. Register now at this link for full access.
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Your Worst Traits
In today’s world there is a lot of emphasis on finding our strengths, affirming who we are, self-empowerment and self-esteem. This has a lot of benefits, and I take no issue with that. But there is a narcissistic side to our self-affirming culture. It […]
How Can I Get Motivated?
How are your nearly brand new 2020 goals going? Are you still super-pumped and a fixture in the gym 24-7, or madly doing company process reinvention to stoke revenue and profit this year? Most people find that even this early in the year, the bloom may […]
Here Comes 2020!
This is the time of year when, even if you don’t make official “resolutions”, it’s difficult not to consider how you would like to shape the forthcoming year – and of course, how you fared in the previous one. Since most resolutions fail, I always try to […]
Videos: Talking Strategy and Strategic Planning!
As we near the end of the year, I thought I would share with you a long video conversation about strategy and strategic planning. Francis Wade (my former consulting partner and dear friend) and I took the time to explore our shared approach to strategic planning in a […]
Moderation is NOT the Answer
Throughout our lives we are told that moderation is best in all things. For example, inevitably professionals advise balance and moderation for diet and fitness. Yet, most Americans are overweight; most Americans are unfit. Why? After all, if moderation is best in all things, it should be best […]