Don’t Go with Your Gut
Everyone has an inner voice, intuition, or feelings that something is right or wrong. Your gut could be wrong. Don’t trust it. Ask the poker player who went all-in and lost. What about… Continue reading
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When Teammates Collide
Forward-focused teammates clash with foot-draggers. But, foot-draggers aren’t the problem. My approach to an opportunity is grab it and go. Planning isn’t high on my list. I know it’s important but can’t we… Continue reading
How to Break Destructive Patterns
Those who can’t or won’t see patterns are doomed to repeat the past. Ignore patterns and yesterday’s decisions become tomorrow’s destiny. Patterns, not problems, will ruin your business. Dr. Henry Cloud Pattern recognition… Continue reading
Isolated Leadership: Dangers and Solutions
Isolated leaders inevitably run down, grow ineffective, and become irrelevant. Closed systems die slow deaths. Don’t wait for the energy fairy. She ain’t coming. What happens when you place a frog in water… Continue reading
How to Avoid Failing Successfully
If busy equals success, you’ve arrived. But, the busier you are the easier it is to forget what matters. Hectic leaders are distracted leaders. Leaders without focus succeed at what doesn’t matter. Busy leaders get… Continue reading
How to Solve the #1 Problem with Meetings
Bosses need to run meetings because they need to exercise authority and control. That attitude hinders free, honest involvement by participants. Worse yet, controlling-bosses obstruct ownership. Others won’t own what you own. The… Continue reading