Believe it or not, work doesn’t get done in the meeting room or in your office. Get out of the office. Walk around and talk to your employees. Tell your employees what you are working on. Ask them what they are seeing and hearing little acts of recognition Impromptu Pizza lunches Be seen Listen. Overhear
I had a conversation with a CEO about organizational changes they wanted to make. He was giving more accountability to one of his team members; in essence relinquishing some of his day to day responsibilities – the leader he was promoting would have some of her current peers reporting to her. In addition, some other
Be selfish Look at your calendar for the last two weeks. Are your work priorities well represented: Time with customers Time with team Time developing your people Time on key levers of your business plan Are your personal priorities well represented: Time for health Time for family Time for mindfulness/meditation/writing…. How much of your time
Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen – Mark Twain Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others – Robert Louis Stevenson Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please – Mark
You have 30 minutes to give me a presentation. You have worked on it god knows how long. And while you are speaking, I am flipping ahead in your deck, trying to understand the key assumptions that underlie the points you are making. Don’t make me get out my calculator. If I pull out my
When it comes to decisions, you can rest assured of one thing. You will never have all the facts. Good decisions are made with facts, yes. But they include more than that. Godd decisions are made based on your experience and the experience of those with whom you surround yourself. Good decisions are also a
The Weather is changing The way we eat is changing The way we learn is changing The way we look at employment is changing The way we get entertained is changing The way we buy is changing The way we socialize is changing The way we travel is changing The way we live is changing
Today is my son Ryan’s birthday. Ryan embraces the world. Ryan wears his emotions on his sleeve. Ryan is sociable beyond words. Ryan has a hard time saying no to his friends. He will give them the shirt off of his back. Ryan calls or texts his mother every day. Ryan doesn’t pull punches; you
Does how you manage your time, reflect the priorities you have established? Look at your calendar for the last months – do your appointments pertain to those priorities? Look at your meeting agendas – Do your agenda items map to your priorities? How much time do you have scheduled for meetings and appointments? Do you
Have you devised a way to grab the attention of your boss in the titles of your emails? Has your boss told you how to flag an email as urgent so they read it? Have you??? I’ve seen numerous tips by experts on how to grab attention , signal urgency with the subject line of