Priorities, Priorities: When to push, when to let it go and how to know the difference.
15 Things to Do Differently this Year.
Start the new year off right? What can you do today to make next year look even brighter?
Are you Settling?
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Sometimes it rains. Crash Davis knew when not to settle. Do you?
Can you Make it Simpler?
Creating a project or product with all the bells and whistles is great. But what would happen if you kept it simple?
Five For Friday! Business Development Expert Julie Fleming
Julie Fleming coaches lawyers on how to become rainmakers. Here are the skills we all need to get better at biz dev.
Following some Mighty Bad Footsteps; How to avoid the Landmines!
When your predecessor sucked…how not to let that disaster impact you. 8 good rules to know from Bob Whipple.
Pushing a snowball uphill? How to keep your focus!
Are you still working towards your goal or are you lost in the busywork. How to watch for the distractions that come during difficult projects.
Rule # 1: Are you an Aspirin or a Vitamin?
What sort of pill are you having everyone swallow? And what are the side effects?
Rule #3 Weigh the Opportunity Cost
Why you need to run the overall value of any planned activity or change against the resources it will use up. And what is has to do with Joseph Schumpeter’s quest to be the the greatest lover in Vienna.
Rule #8: Understand the Art, Science and Use of Duct Tape
There is a time for elegant fixes. Breathtaking strategies that will Wharton case studies for generations to come. And there are times when only duct tape will do.
Rule# 6: Build a Measuring Stick.
The secret weapon used by corporate strategists and effective non profit/ NGO leaders.
Speed Read your Work Environment, Today
See the bigger picture. Our Free “Field Guide” gives you some key questions to help widen your view beyond your department or division. It covers topics as diverse as “Power Players” “Who’s Buying, Who’s Paying, Who’s Watching”, “Revenue Streams” “People Culture” “Technology” “Bomb Dropping” and a few others you need to know.
Taking Stock of this Week: How Effective were You?
If you were suddenly being judged on what you got done this week, how would you fare?
The Problems you Have Left
If it was simple then everyone would do it. Great insights from Seth Godin.
What are you NOT seeing? And what is it going to cost you?
Sometimes we don’t notice the changes until it’s too late. Ask yourself these questions.