The exciting thing about life is that you never know what’s right around the corner. But… it can be hard to maintain a feeling of excitement and anticipation when you’re working hard to achieve something and it doesn’t seem like
Take a clue from Smokey The Bear
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – Benjamin Franklin Unless you work for the fire department the majority of your work day should not be spent fighting fires. Take a clue from Smokey The Bear. He
One frog, hold the sauce
“If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.” – Mark Twain I don’t
Meet MAT, a smarter way to set goals
Many people underestimate the difficulty of setting goals. There is something about the goal setting process that can cause even the brightest person to freeze in their tracks. It’s interesting that many companies spend so much time and energy setting
Winning the Relay Race With One Year Goals
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat – Sun Tzu, The Art of War Goals are the tactics that make strategy come alive. Too often, goals fall short because of
Control your time with one simple word – NO
Competing priorities and demands for your time can leave you feeling like a juggler in the circus trying to keep all the balls in the air. Just when you think you have it under control someone approaches you with another
5 Questions To Reduce Workplace Conflict
The biggest burning issues and sources of conflict in the workplace have little to do with the actual work people are getting paid for. Way too much time is spent in the workplace nit-picking about what is acceptable and unacceptable
Management Styles for Climbers, Sliders, and Middlers
Experts have identified numerous styles to describe a variety of management methods including, management by objective, management by walking around, and management by exception, just to name a few. Management by adaptation offers another viewpoint. Management by adaptation recognizes that
5 Selfish Reasons To Delegate More
We all know that good managers delegate tasks as a tool to grow and develop their team. And we all know that managers aren’t delegating enough (Gallo, 2012). We also know that focusing on the WIIFY (What’s In It For YOU)
Is that opportunity knocking?
If opportunity knocks, get up and answer the door. Opportunity is all around us all the time but most people miss it because they’re waiting for it to fall in their lap. They won’t even extend an arm to reach