I was chatting with a friend at lunch the other day and he asked me my thoughts on traditional goal setting. The situation is that there’s so much focus on writing the right kind of goals. You’ve probably heard of …
What is a personal vision statement? A personal vision statement is the road map that guides us to the destination we have set for ourselves. Just like a road map it helps us see further into the future than we …
Pep talk – n. Informal A speech of exhortation, as to a team or staff, meant to instill enthusiasm or bolster morale. I’m pretty sure we all know what a pep talk is. We would typically see it as something …
The presentation below is from Netflix and provides an interesting look at a different way of building a corporate culture. The seven aspects of the culture: Value what we value; high performance; freedom and responsibility; context, not control; highly aligned, …
Depending on your life stage you may be feeling frustrated with life right now. That sort of sounds like a horoscope from the newspaper, but it’s not meant to. I’ve had periods of my life where I’ve felt frustrated with what’s …
It’s now mid February, and statistically we’re at about the point when most of people’s new year’s resolutions have fallen by the wayside. I notice it especially at the gym, where in early January, the crowds flock. With Christmas weight …
How often do you feel like you’re the hamster running furiously on the hamster wheel? I walk to work every morning and pass by an old car covered in hundreds of stickers. I think the stickers are keeping the old rust …
When you’re setting goals it’s also important to focus on lead indicators. With any goal you have lead indicators and lag indicators. Lead indicators are predictive of the desired results. Lag indicators are often the desired results but by the …
I used to be someone who worried. When I was at school I worried about my up-coming exams or a spelling test. When I left school I worried about a job interview or a date with a girl. Heck, I worried about asking the …
Happy new year! Here are ten questions you can start your year with. These questions can be used to help you re-focus and set some meaningful goals for 2011. I find it can be helpful to have a few guiding …
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Earlier this week I had a meeting with an entrepreneur. He's run a number of businesses and now he's developing a community...
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