Who are self-leaders? The self-leaders lead and manage their own work. They set their own goals, timelines, and work hours. They do everything that an adept manager does to execute and complete a project. So, what’s the difference? They do everything themselves for themselves. A Self-leader heads an organization of one. Once they know the […]
“Tell me something about your company.” “Well, we are a construction company with over 6000 employees.” “Wow! nice!” Compare the above with this. “Well, I am a one-man-band working out of my home.” There is a pause, a smile, and maybe, “nice.” Why is “big” more impressive? Why is expansion always the goal? Many giant […]
All longer than one-year projections are guesses. Waste no time on false precision….
An epoch of economic change with radical outcomes is underway. It is an opportunity for us to adopt a new framework—other than a job.
Since the dawn of marketing, professionals have asked simple questions to construct objectives, strategies, and tactics. At the most basic level, the issues haven’t changed. WHO are you trying to: ? Address? ? Influence? ? Reach? If the answer is anyone and everyone, you are wasting time and resources. Step back and find your “specific […]
Set the conducive environment Their office is their territory. Your office is your territory. In either case, there are interruptions…colleagues, emails, phone calls. Their office, you put up your guard. Your place, the other side will be tempted to put up their guard. Find a restaurant with a pleasing ambiance. You are at ease, and […]
In her book, Improvisation for the Theater, Viola Spolin leads the actors through games and exercises that dynamically connect the players. What one player does and says is immediately sensed and responded to by the other player. And that, in turn, creates a spontaneous response in the first player. The players accept each other’s actions […]
The quotes by world statesmen may be confusing without the right context. “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Gandhi “Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” – Benjamin Franklin The tendency is to follow the most straightforward and comfortable path. But, almost always, the more robust way is the right […]