Your Cause Is Not Your Purpose And How To Know The Difference
This was a great post by Nick Craig that helped me clear up some confusion in my own life. With all the conversation around finding your Why, it is as if there is only one correct answer to what I want to accomplish in my life. The clarity around one purpose with many causes brought […]
The Seven Mental Practices Of Star Performers
I am finishing reading Extreme Ownership written by two Navy Seals about how to apply commitment and focus into everything we do as leaders. This post by Jeff Boss reminded me of some of the principles in the book and really challenged me to prioritize my energy around the practices that have the greatest impact: […]
The Essence Of Strategic Planning
There is so much confusion today in corporate leadership around all of the commonly used terms of vision, purpose, mission and strategy. The most confusion surrounds a through understanding of what strategy really means and how you develop and sustain the best strategic position. This HBR post is excellent: “It happens all the time: A […]
Church Scattered: Leaders Follow Up Or Fail
I cannot tell you how many people I have worked with over the years that are great at getting something started but totally ineffective in finishing the task with excellence. They get very excited in the creative planning stages of something but when it gets down to execution they lose interest and allow performance to […]
You’re Never Going To Be Caught Up At Work
I will never forget the days when best practices productivity told us to plan every minute of our days for maximum effectiveness. The primary discipline then was stick with the plan and make sure you got everything done. Today, I block at least 20% of my day as open for new inputs that I know […]