Whether you are delivering a business plan, managing a turnaround, an action plan to get synergies from a merger, or trying to attain a revenue growth target, your results fall along a curve. Understand the key levers of your business because not everything can be a priority, not everything can get the same resources. Figure
Derreck Jensen writes ” far too many of us have forgotten or never knew, that words can be weapons to be used as weapons in the service of our communities. Far too many of us have forgotten, or never knew, that words should be used as weapons in the service of our communities” In ,
I was speaking to a student, Hank, volunteering with Saude Crianca, an NGO in Brazil. This student is looking to go to medical school. Hank told me that he has learned that there is so much application in the United States for emerging entrepreneurial healthcare models that involve volunteerism, innovative practices of looking at healthcare
I had the privilege of meeting a young woman in the Rocinha favela in Rio. This favela is the largest in Latin America, housing over 120,000 people in 1 square mile. Through the help of the amazing Vera Cordeiro and her team at Saude Crianca, this young woman’s life was turned around. From unemployed, with
Heard of the management saying “check ypur ego at the door”? Well, guess what. There is no check-in booth when it comes to how you deal with people. All of us come to meetings and people interactions, with all of us. Our fears, worries, concerns, work/life balance issues, and yes, our egos! And that is
Packing your suitcase When we pack our suitcase for a long trip or a vacation,we always plan for what we need and pack accordingly and leave enough space for things we might add during the trip. Such methodical well thought out planning results in a peaceful and less stressful ( read succesful ) trip. This
Focus on the NOW! How many times have you chaired or been part of meetings that drift? An old boss of mine once described meetings as “gatherings where minutes are taken and hours are wasted”. Don’t let this happen, all work time is precious and should be productive. “time is money” I recently attended a
Ever notice how easy it is to become a slave to your schedule, to that day planner? Ever find yourself struggling to find a time to ” fit in” that drink with a friend, or that catch-up with a colleague? Chances are you are scheduling your time, your life to tightly. Leave room for the
There are at least 200 working days a year. If you commit to doing a simple marketing item just once each day, at the end of the year you’ve built a mountain. Here are some things you might try (don’t do them all, just one of these once a day would change things for you):
In February 1996 Garry Kasparov, one of the world’s greatest chess Grand Masters, began an historic chess match in front of a packed audience in Philadelphia. Historic because his opponent was not in the room. His opponent was Deep Blue, the chess supercomputer designed by IBM and connected to Philidelphia from California by a relatively