How Do Leaders Get Better?
From time to time, people ask me, “How do leaders get better?” The answer can’t be explained or demonstrated quickly, like a magic trick. Instead, it involves an ongoing commitment [...]
Oct, 15
2018
Oct, 8
2018
How Do You Train Employees When You’re Busy?
Many successful organizations struggle with how to train employees when things are busy. These businesses have well defined processes and procedures but time may be in short supply. The longer [...]
Oct, 1
2018
Do Your Employees Overwhelm You with Email?
If you’re a leader, you know often your employees overwhelm you with email. You’ve made it known that you want updates on projects and want to answer questions. You see [...]
Sep, 24
2018
Coaching Your Team at Work
Successfully coaching your team at work may require you to teach people things in different ways. When it comes to introducing a new idea or providing feedback, we tend to [...]
Sep, 17
2018
Schedule Your Goals
If you don’t make an effort to schedule your goals, then is it any surprise you’re not making progress on them? These goals represent big picture items and top priorities. [...]
Sep, 10
2018
Squeeze Your Special Skills
Every member of a team has special skills. These aren’t necessarily things that appear in your title or job description. But they are talents you use on a daily basis. [...]
Sep, 3
2018
How to Prevent Repetitive Coworker Interruptions
Repetitive coworker interruptions can eat up a lot of your productive time. These are often requests to help a colleague with something. The tasks are not complex but they are [...]
Aug, 26
2018
Find Your Productivity Motivation
You need to find your productivity motivation, if you want to be more effective on the job. It’s easy to talk about saving time, going home on time, and having [...]
Aug, 20
2018
Compound Interest: The Price of Your Problems
Think about compound interest, the next time you ignore problems at work. Investor Warren Buffett praises the virtues of compound interest with investments. But the principles of accumulation and time [...]
Aug, 13
2018
Are Your Top Performers Mission Impossible Ready?
In successful organizations, your top performers may remind you of the adventures of the Mission Impossible films and TV show. We like these productions because people, who are really good [...]