10 Ideas for New Endings
This week’s quick list* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week for Groundhog Day.
Botches can send us underground, hiding out with the hogs…keeping us from shining the way that we could. It could be a botched presentation. Or conversation. Or relationship. Or deadline. Or a missed goal. Or wayward resolution.
Some people worry more than they should.
Some people should worry more than they do. Like Phil, the weatherman (played by Bill Murray) in Groundhog Day Read more
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10 Times to Get Off the Path
This week’s Quick List is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: On Paths & Trails which is a perfect segue from last week’s Quote of the Week for MLK Day. Dr. King didn’t like the path we were on – didn’t like where it was leading. He had a dream of something different and better. And so he got off the path. And he left a trail.
There are certainly times that it is more efficient, more logical to follow a path that’s already in place. And then there are other times….
Yesterday we asked the question: “When do you think it’s a good idea to get off the current path to forge a new trail?”
And we promised to post a few ideas on this in: “10 Times To Get Off the Path”.
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10 dreams doomed to fail
Whether called a dream, a vision, a goal or whatever… here are 10 that have been held or are currently being held in the minds of clients, colleagues, vendors, family members or yours truly.
And unfortunately, they are doomed to fail.
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10 Tips for Getting & Keeping Clarity
This week’s quick list is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Leading with Certainty vs Clarity. Read more about it here.
Then take on these ten tips for getting and keeping clarity….all great too for boosting morale, productivity and overall performance.
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10 Tips for Leading with Intention
This week’s quick list is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Lead with Intention.
With the number of possible paths and destinations seeming to expand exponentially by the moment, it’s easier than ever to go absolutely nowhere. And for morale and productivity to take a deep dive of despair.
More than ever, we need leaders to take charge, cut through the muck and lead with intention.
How to do that?
Here are 10 tips for leading with intention.
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10 by 10 on Tuesday – Top 10 in 2011
The two year anniversary of 10 by 10 on Tuesday is quickly approaching. Also known as a Quick List, it’s for managers who don’t have time or don’t want to make time to read lengthy articles or even short paragraphs. Each one includes 10 tips or questions or steps or ways to Be a Better Manager, Get 2 Goal, etc. And it’s posted by 10 (AM – EST) on Tuesdays.
Here are the TOP 10 in 2011 ( based on traffic). Read more
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10 Key Questions for 2012 Success
Ever feel like you deal with the same mistakes and problems over and over again? Ever feel like you wrestle with the same decisions over and over again? Maybe even bounce back and forth between the same solutions which curiously seem to fail over and over? Such a WASTE of time.
It’s enough to drive morale and productivity into the dirt, people out the door and the bottom line into the red zone.
Much of this could be avoided with mindful preservation of institutional memory – plus an appropriate dose of gratitude.
Whether you are a team of one or many, STOP, reflect and capture key pieces of information with these 10 questions. Read more
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10 Common Jams-Remember Hamlet’s ham
This Quick List is a companion piece to our Leadership Quote of the Week: Remember Hamlet’s Ham.
Over time, jams have a way of sending morale and productivity to the gutter. Most jams have to do with a shortage of revenue or resources (time, money, people); an overage of costs or a misalignment of values.
Here are places to look for relief by using the very simple question: Read more
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10 Tips for Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing
This Quick List is a companion piece to our Leadership Quote of the Week: The Main Thing.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
Stephen Covey
It’s such a nice, simple quote with a catchy ring to it. Most people, though, find that keeping the main thing the main thing is not so simple.
Here are 10 tips for keeping the main thing the main thing.
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10 Ways to Boost Morale & Productivity in December
Note from Jan: The foundation of good morale and productivity is hiring the right people, give them clear roles, responsibilities, expectations and goals. And give them training and coaching which includes feedback, direction, support and recognition from a trusted manager or coach.
If these aren’t in place, this article is NOT for you. Instead, use some of the other resources on this site and in our Holiday Halls, to help you get your roles and goals clear and get everyone headed in the right direction.
If you do have all of those things in place, and want some non-holiday oriented ways to put this quote to work, you will find them here. Read more
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