Planning your summer vacation? It's Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial start of summer. What are your plans? Have you decided where you are going to spend those days or weeks off? Maybe you've elected to take every Friday off between now and Labor Day so you can get long weekends in and do a …
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Make this years goal setting process easy
Mondays' have always been my day. I loved them. It was time to put my plan into action. That plan was different every week, but it was the same. It always revolved around sales, accounts, territories, products, management, building the team, internal and external meetings, traveling, putting …
Leadership Tip: Delegate problem solving
You are the leader, it is your problem, no one else's, right? Leadership involves calculating return on investment. Sometimes that means you take the 2nd best solution to a problem, not the first. Why would you do that? Stop being the Chief Problem Solver in your organization. Let the team …
Are you a lock or a key?
I'll start off 2019 with a quick blog and it is not about New Years Resolutions, or goal setting! In Seth Godin's recent book "This is Marketing", he speaks of the lock and key concept. Most people market themselves as the key, and they look for a lock that they fit into. Seth comments that we …
Research says future leaders do these 4 things exceptionally well
Full Transparency - This article comes from "The Next Web" site ... I thought it was a great article, and want my readers to be able to enjoy it easily! Amidst all the talk about talent shortages in science and technology, an even more serious shortfall has flown under the radar: up-and-coming …
Take a break …
This is not another Day Before Vacation blog, I have written enough of them in the past. This is about your current workday, and using breaks effectively. In a great podcast this morning on The Jordan Harbinger Show I listened to Daniel Pink talk about the science behind perfect timing. The show …
Coincidences Are Just That
Aren't coincidences interesting? Is it fate? Is it accident? Maybe, its serendipity? When I started to write my blog today on coincidences, it was ironic that I found two in a matter of minutes. A few weeks ago, I wrote the blog; "What Kind of Pencil Do You Use?" When I opened up my email this …
Planning your next vacation?
Many of us are getting ready to plan for their Summer Vacations. Maybe you are taking the family to Disney World. You have worked on this vacation plan for weeks, even months. Taking it to the next level, you have planned the arrival time to the minute. Finally, you have selected the perfect hotel …
Which one? Mentor, Coach, Trainer?
Coach, Mentor, Trainer You have read that you need a coach, or that you should find a mentor. Your boss may have told you to get some training. Feeling stuck in your career, or just life. Which one do you choose? What is the best way to find the answers? After all, finding answers is what you are …
Eating Soup With a Fork!
FOCUS ... Keep your eye on the ball, target marketing, niche, dig an inch wide and a mile deep. I am sure you have heard one or more of these phrases in the past. I'm here to call BS to this! I want you to think about something for just a moment. If we are focusing so hard on our objective, how …