Manage Tasks/Lead People
A truth many corporations have yet to fully grasp is the essential difference between leadership and management. Great managers are not always great leaders. Great leaders are not always great managers. The difference is the key. To put it simply, management, to be...
Wet, Lather, Rinse, Repeat: 4 Steps For Creating Systemic Change
Are you seeking to create systemic, long-lasting, challenge-resistant change with yourself or your team? Read the back of the shampoo bottle. It's such a simple process even shampoo companies know its value. But when it comes to solving problems - the big, hairy,...
Look Where The Answers Are (Not Where It’s Easy)
A drunken fellow was wandering in circles under a street lamp feverishly looking for something when he was approached by a police officer. "What are you looking for?" the officer asked. "My car keys," said the man. "Are you sure you lost them around here?" the officer...
This Phenomenal Habit
Recently, a client of mine described a new habit they've taken up as "phenomenal." It's completely changed their perspective on life and their ability to deal with challenges. That habit? You guessed it: journaling once a day for a mere ten minutes. I touched on it...
Thought For The Week: Journaling
Much too often, it seems to me like people either live in the past or the future. Just listen to the language they use. “I can’t wait until...” “Someday, when I get that promotion...” "If only I had...” Or maybe this sounds more familiar: "Back when I was doing...
The Missing Ring Of Success: Avoid The Temptation
Like the three-circled venn diagram, there are three essential elements to a successful business. Your greatest success is going to be right in the heart of where those three essential elements overlap. Unfortunately, most people only focus on one, maybe two of the...
Your Mother Is An Artist
What is an artist? That's the question I posed to my daughter's third-grade class. Many of the answers I received you can can probably predict: "A painter!" "Someone who draws!" But one response totally caught me off guard: “Your mother is an artist!” a nine-year-old...
The Single Most Powerful Piece of Any Job Interview
The Answer: How do THEY want to be different? You've probably heard it a thousand times. "Hiring managers are looking for creative people.” But we're not talking about Picassos and Rembrandts, we're talking about people who can think outside of their own box and meet...
When You Feel Fear…
If the following brilliant words from Mike Dooley are true, then I am on the right track and growing. "When you feel fear, it invariably means you're: 1. Exactly where you are supposed to be. 2. Doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing. 3. Becoming more than...
You Are Closer Than You Think
Have you ever found yourself striving towards something, working diligently, but blindly, with no idea if you are even on the right track--much less whether you're close at all to your destination? I feel that way regarding myself sometimes. I strive to be the best...
