Swallow A Frog First Thing
Long day. Tough deal I am working on, combined with the usual huge volume. SYNNEX released results today. I think they will be viewed as [...]
Top 3 Reasons Why Routines Work @ Work
The busy fall season has officially begun. Summer always seems to slip by as fast as sand slips through my sandals. And while I love [...]
Dusting Off Your Leadership Skills
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Seeking Feedback: It’s Your Responsibility, It’s Your Right
Feedback is a critical part of our growth and development. I have long believed that we need to grab the reigns and make sure that [...]
Freaking Out About Feedback – 5 Facts You Don’t Want to Ignore
Most people shudder at the thought of getting feedback. The prospect of having their weaknesses exposed, right out there in the open, stops them dead in their tracks. But intuitively we know that feedback is good for us. It’s kinda like eating spinach - good for you, but it doesn’t taste good going down. It's time to stop freaking out and start facing the facts about feedback.
Busting Through Excuses for NOT Delegating
Do you regularly do things that you probably should be delegating? Do you find that your top projects keep getting bumped? Are you always running [...]
Delegating: Your Best Source of Leverage
I am occasionally an ideas guy, and work to bring these ideas to action and have enjoyed some success with them over the years. I [...]
3 Balls Approach to Prioritizing
I tend to take on a lot of things – sometimes too much. While I naturally want to get everything done, sometimes I need to juggle. Not being a circus star, I need to prioritize all the balls I have in the air. Otherwise, I may end up dropping the wrong one. When I consider my range of tasks, there are usually three types: the must dos, the should dos and the could dos.
Why can’t we get this prioritizing thing right?
People talk about prioritizing a lot. And there is no doubt why. The word offers such promise for a calm and stress-free work day. However, [...]
What’s the Plan
So, what's on your plate today? A little bit of this and a little bit of that? Or maybe a lot of this and even [...]