Setting clear goals is a critical part of any leader’s job. It sounds simple and yet I come across a lot of vague and ambiguous ones. If we know it’s important, why aren’t…
Performance Improvement
When times get hard, our natural response is to work harder. That’s fine for a short period of time, but over the long term, the risk of burnout increases. This leads to fatigue,…
I learned an important thing about practice last week. You won’t get good at something unless you practice. That may sound obvious but there is a little more to it. Let me explain…
There is a new concept in online marketing called ‘return on attention’. Knowing our attention span is shrinking, it measures the value generated from the attention captured. This got me thinking of a…
In my corporate career, time was my most scarce resource. I would fill my days with meetings to make sure I was using every drop. This became my normal way of life. I…
In my line of work, I am always seeking proven ways to improve leadership effectiveness. Leadership books contain thousands of breakthrough ideas. I am bombarded by webinars and online programs claiming to have…
It started with what appeared to be a trivial discussion about a metric. My client had picked a key measure, the number of partner organizations. Maximizing the number of partner organizations would help…
I received a great question from Sarah Turner in response to my post, ‘It’s Time to Leave Your Excess Baggage Behind’. Sarah asked if I had any processes to help do this and…
A very common problem I hear from clients is how to hold their staff accountable. Just using the word ‘accountable’ creates negative perceptions. I have heard it described by terms like ‘holding people’s…