The Stick, Carrot or F2F?
Is Your Management Style a Stick, Carrot, or F2F? Employees can be motivated by a stick. A boss might use a stick, such as warning, "If you don't do this,…
Betwixt and Between
How to Align Workers for a Productivity Reboot!Betwixt is an archaic expression. It has survived only because of the phrase “Betwixt and Between.” In our context today, it literally means…
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The Jakie Syndrome
Knowing how to set goals, and knowing how to set goals that are reachable but not TOO easy is a skill... Realistic and boundary-stretching goals are best.
When It Pays To Focus
How to Sharpen Your Focus and Maximize Your Results Several years ago, I decided to play ALTA tennis. Not having an athletic background, this was a major step for me…
Charismatic Leadership: Focus on People Assets
Every company has tangible assets including their capital goods and their product inventories. Inadvertently managers can be focused on these tangible assets, while charismatic leaders focus their attention on the…
Identify Your Number One Task
Tactical Time Management Tips: The Most Important Task How do I identify my number one task on any given day - the most important task for me to be doing…
Goals: The Urgency of “Doing”
When it comes to time management and goal setting, Leonardo da Vinci said, “I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being…
Managers: Start the Day Out Right!
Hello! Good Morning! How are you today? Did you know these three phrases can start the morning right for you and for everyone you meet on the way into your office?…
Ambiguity
Is Ambiguity a gift or a problem? As a leader, “Let’s nail this down!” a familiar American idiom, sounds like the most productive thing to do, right? You are getting…
EMAIL: Four “Must Do” Tips for Survival
Is email the bane of your existence or a beneficial boon to productivity? You may agree with my coaching client when she said, “Email is the bane of my existence.”…