What interest rate would you charge someone to lend them your credibility for a day, or even 5 minutes? If you aren’t sure about the value of your credibility right now, it’s definitely something to think about. I was thinking about three areas of our lives where our credibility is critical to our success and […]
Category: Leadership/Supervision Tips
The Lifelong Learning Trap
Raise your hand if you think that there has to be an instructor, a classroom, and a fee for lifelong learning to happen for you. Have you fallen into the trap of thinking that real learning (other than on-the-job training) can only occur in an academic environment? Or worse yet, that valuable and credible learning can […]
Seize the Advantage
When is the last time you heard someone ask, “Tell me what’s going well today?” It can be easier to focus on all of the negativity out there. The news tells us everything that’s wrong with the world, pundits tell us everything that’s wrong with our leaders, and we even find ourselves in meetings hearing […]
Less talk…more quotes
Ready for another dose of quality quotes for your fantasy football draft? Here are some that you may find useful, along with one perception of what they mean: Gerald Ford “I’ve had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am” My thought: I love this. Sometimes people forget that no matter how smart or important […]
More Moving Forward
Do you ever struggle with moving forward on your personal or professional goals? How about completing them? I’m not talking about New Years Resolutions here, although the concept is similar. I mentioned in a previous post (Move Forward, 30 Aug) that I wanted to work on content for the following areas: 1. identify your goals […]
Move forward
I used to tell my troops in the Air Force that they should always seek to progress in their professional development. Even when you have a period of time where you can’t get things done, every little bit you do will add up to make you more successful over the long haul (a.k.a your life). […]
A good quote is worth a thousand words
Need a quote for your next party? Here are some that you may find useful, along with one perception of what they mean: Craig Valentine “What got you here won’t get you there” – from the book World Class Speaking My thought: Sticking with what works is very Human. However, sometimes you need to make those […]
Done is more profitable than perfect!
How’s that whole “procrastination” thing working out for you? More specifically, do you find yourself letting the pursuit of perfection (even occasionally) get in the way of getting things done? While perfect may be an admirable goal, the fact is that getting something done is more profitable (and achievable) than perfect. To be clear, I’m not […]
Looking for “no”
Raise your hand if you’ve dealt with someone who won’t take yes for an answer. If it was you, keep your hand up until the end of the post. After last night’s entry, I spent some time on Alan Weiss’ website, and even subscribed to his newsletter. When I read the newsletter this morning, I […]