Movie of the Week – Row, row, but watch where you go!
No wind in your sail? That can be a blow to productivity. Morale too.
Remember our Quote of the Week and row, baby, row. Even when the goals seem way out of reach. Especially at the end of the race (or the end of the month). ROW.
Just be sure that you are headed in the right direction and then keep your eyes open and steer. While many of the obstacles we face in these situations are imaginary (like the ones in Brainteaser of the Week #26), some are very real. Read more
Are your goals a joke?
Two days left in April. Have you made your goals? If not, what are you doing about it?
Most have given up for the month. “Why bother?…we’ll just start fresh next month.” Many have adopted an excuse for performance – some sort of interference like: ”The economy really hit us this month” or “Traffic was really down”.
I’ve certainly done it many times, but then witnessed the impact. If we don’t push to the finish line, we de-value the importance of achieving goals. And we diminish our team’s commitment to them. To put it another way – our goals become a joke. Read more
Brainteaser #26
Use a brainteaser to start or revive or end a meeting. A great way to shift the brain, spark new energy, maybe even cause a giggle or a smile. All of which can help you boost morale and productivity.
This one is a nice companion to our Quote of the Week: If there is no wind…..row
But what if there are no oars?
Yes – imagine you are in a sinking row boat with no oars and are surrounded by sharks.
How do you survive? Read more
10 Tips for Push to Goal
Five days left in April. Have you made your revenue goal? What about your goals for # of new customers, collections, production, web traffic, articles posted, etc?
If you haven’t made all of them…or if you aren’t on track to achieve each one during the next five days…what are you doing about it?
It’s been my experience that most managers and teams and individuals often give up or stop way too soon. “Why bother?…we’ll just start fresh next month.” Usually they’ve bought into an excuse for performance – some sort of interference like: ”The economy really hit us this month” or “Traffic was really down”.
I’ve certainly done it many times. But I’ve learned that if we don’t push to the finish line, we de-value the importance of achieving goals and diminish our team’s commitment to them. To put it another way – our goals become a joke. Read more
Quote of the Week: No wind?
When working with individual clients and teams to build peak performance, one of the first things we do is identify anything that could be causing interference. Anything. Because even the smallest item left unattended can turn into the king and queen of interference - low morale and productivity.
You can do some of this work on your own by making a list of things that interfere with your performance and then putting our 10 Step Process to work. If your list looks anything like the one we’ve collected in these various sessions, it includes too much of some things like paper and emails and too little of others like money and time. And it includes some things you can control and some things you can’t. Like the wind.
A wonderful reminder that if traffic is slow…if sales are too low…if the phones are silent…
Don’t just sit there. Take charge. Act boldly. Work to make something happen.
What if it doesn’t work?
What if it does?
Four ways to put this quote to work for improved performance: Read more
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Movie of the Week: Tool for Improved Performance
If you are working with us this week to improve bottom line performance , what have you discovered so far? What’s interfering with your performance?
If you’ve started the 10 Step Process for Reducing Interference and gotten to Step #2, you may be wondering how to to go about measuring or tracking a particular type of interference. This week’s video provides a suggestion using a real life example and a solution, which reduced interference, increased morale, increased productivity AND improved performance.
So grab the popcorn and enjoy this three- minute movie.
Note: A few handouts are mentioned. Links to PDF’s of these are included below.
Of course there are many other forms of interference. And many other possible solutions. Read more
If only…
When I was in sales, I remember complaining with my colleagues about things that interfered with our performance. And the longer it went on, the lower the dip in our morale and productivity. It was stuff like:
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“If only the economy wasn’t so rotten, we could sell more.”
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“If only the deadlines weren’t so tight, we could sell more.”
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“If only there was more time in the day, we could sell more.” Read more
Brainteaser #25
Use a brainteaser to start or revive or end a meeting. A great way to shift the brain, spark new energy, maybe even cause a giggle or a smile. All of which can help you boost morale and productivity.
This one is in celebration of National Math Awareness Month. Read more
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10 Step Process for Reducing Interference
For most of us, it’s harder than ever to get the results we need. Performance is critical. And that makes it more important than ever to pay close attention to morale and productivity. Because a dip in one or both, INTERFERES with our efforts, cutting into our POTENTIAL and lowering PERFORMANCE.
So – how can you reduce interference?
If you’ve been keeping a list as we suggested in: Quote of the Week: Formula for Performance you’ve already started Step #1. Read more
What interferes with performance?
What interferes with your performance ? What about your team’s? Are you and your colleagues keeping a list? (Read more about this in Quote of the Week: Formula for Performance)
When working with individual clients and teams to build peak performance, we want to know about anything that’s causing interference. This is critical because even the smallest item left unattended can turn into the king and queen of interference, low morale and productivity.
Here are some common responses to our question: “What interferes with your performance?” Read more
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