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Gaining clarity about things that are important The hardest part of day-to-day life is keeping on track and prioritized. In much of our life we major on the minors, and minor on the majors. We start out with good intentions. We aim in the right direction, but for some reason, we easily get off track. Imagine an airplane leaving Atlanta …
The cold hard fact is that most people hate meetings. They start at 9am sharp and end at 11am dull. Many team members report feeling that it does nothing more than waste their time and sometimes it even leaves them more discouraged and confused than when they arrived. Many leaders hate meetings, too. Most leaders feel that they are supposed …
Anyone who knows sports knows the importance of the term, “building the bench”. In football, a team has 11 players on the field at a time. In baseball, a team has 9. In soccer, there are 10. In basketball, there are 5 on the court. But it takes many more to field an entire team for a season. While we …
Click to follow me on: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Opening things you might want to consider: Aim low, and you can reach your goals without getting disappointed. If you can stay calm, while your surroundings are in chaos, then you probably haven’t completely understood the seriousness of the situation. Doing a job right the first time gets the job done. Doing the job …
Communication has taken on a new definition in recent years. Technology has made it possible, and even more convenient, to interact socially without ever physically seeing each other. Email and texting have replaced normal conversation. One problem is that those forms of communicating can easily be misunderstood. As a result, many people simply do not know how to properly …
Most people live and die waiting for the big break. The saying used to be, “I’m waiting for my ship to come in.” We are always looking for an awesome opportunity to show up out of nowhere. Those kinds of breaks are usually without merit. They are short-lived. The kind of big break that will change your life is much different. It comes as …
Most high impact leaders are “project hoarders”. This is the irresistible urge to hang on to every piece of authority and the ownership of every project or initiative. I’ve fallen into this trap many times. A new idea is formed. A vision emerges. As a leader, we see this is as our baby and feel the responsibility to nurture its …
Watch the video HERE In you haven’t already, you may want to first read Effectively Communicating Through Conflict – Part 1. Conflict makes your blood pressure rise, your mouth dry, your senses heightened, and puts you in self-protection mode. It’s almost like you are in psychological warfare. Well, it’s best to get all parties involved to take a deep breath and …
No one likes conflict. Most people do not like confrontation. Unfortunately, it happens and you cannot avoid it. The issue is not the fact that conflict happens, as much as it is how we handle it. A great leader has the ability to make a rough situation not look so bad. You can usually diffuse a situation just by handling it properly. It …
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