How to Focus on What Really Matters
What matters: When you end the day saying, “I didn’t get anything done today,” you spent your day doing what matters to others, not to you. It’s tragic – even pathetic – to… Continue reading
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7 Secrets to Getting Results Through Others
Brag about what you’ve helped others do, not what you’ve done. Managers who maximize talent, produce results through others. Talent that doesn’t produce remarkable results, reflects poor management. You’re in the way, if you… Continue reading
Solution Saturday: How Organizations Become Great at Developing Great People
Four organizations recently asked me how they might enhance their people-development efforts. In the end, it’s a question about the future. The people on your team reflect the future of your organization. Great… Continue reading
3 Ways to Fail Successfully
Some failures are useful, but not all. Failure is useless when caused by… Lack of effort. Dishonesty. Intentional deviation. Deal quickly and firmly with useless failure. Useful failure teaches you what isn’t working. The… Continue reading
The Greater Challenge
Problems are roadblocks to results. Exceptional leaders lean into problems; mediocre turn away. If you want to lead, solve a problem, the bigger the better. But, solving problems doesn’t produce results. 5 un-leaderly… Continue reading
7 Powerful People-Tasks You can do Today
Great people accomplish great things. The question is, how to develop and maximize greatness in others. 5 things you can do with people: Of all the things you can do with people, controlling them… Continue reading