George tries not to let it bother him, but when he walks by Sarah’s desk, and sees her Facebook account open he wonders, “Why isn’t she doing her job?” Susan sees half of her team seemingly always on their cell phone —not talking on the phone, but sending text messages, and she wonders if all [...]
When you watch any sporting event you see competition in action. Seldom will any type of broadcasted sporting event be completed without the commentators talking about competition and the competitive nature of the players. While the traits and attitudes of competitiveness are lauded on sports fields and in arenas, many people don’t like sports-to-business analogies, [...]
This week’s Resource Recommendations are The Hamster Revolution by Mike Song, Vicki Halsey, and Tim Burress and The Myth of Multi-Tasking by Dave Crenshaw. When working with leaders all over the world, I get asked regularly about productivity and time management issues. Two books, published in 2008, have been among my recommendations in these areas. [...]
Ever wanted to be able to access your stuff from any computer or digital device? Have you ever had your smartphone with you and wish you had that piece of info or wanted to remember the website you saved as a favorite on your computer? Have you ever wanted a place to keep all sorts [...]
In Tim Sanders’ great new book, Today We are Rich, he writes this important question: “What are you not doing today that you were doing when I first met you?” Question to Ponder What have I stopped doing lately? What activity am I doing regularly that isn’t moving me closer towards my goals? Action Steps [...]
Habits are a powerful part of our life. Without habits, we likely couldn’t cope with the complexity of our lives, yet, not all of our habits serve us. Today’s Powerquote gives us some food for thought. “A bad habit is something you do without thinking – which is why most of us have so many [...]
The run-up, the hype, the media coverage has been almost unprecedented. People have been talking about it for months. The media is ready. Apparently, the viewers are ready. And tomorrow, people around the world will be glued to their televisions, attending viewing parties, and putting their lives on hold to watch one wedding in London. Yep, [...]
Earlier this week I wrote a post stating that leaders should have a closed door policy. This post has created lots of conversation – I have received a number of emails, had personal conversations and several people wrote lengthy comments on the blog post as well. I’ll admit I used the “closed door” metaphor to [...]
This week’s Resource Recommendation is It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden. A couple of weeks back I was at LAX waiting for my red eye flight home. I had delivered a workshop session at a conference, attended a reception and after a full day was [...]
This week’s Resource Recommendation is 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More By Stever Robbins People ask me all the time, “what is the best new time management book out there?” My flippant response is typically, “read the one you already have on your shelf, and use what it recommends.” I think this book’s [...]