Big Hairy Audacious Goals
There has always been a delicate balance in goal setting between what can be done and what could be done. Goals should be realistic and achievable but they also must be courageous and challenging. Safe is not good enough anymore and we must be willing to take risks that stretch us outside our comfort zone […]
10 Ways To Be More Productive
I am a high D personality that likes to get things done. So over the years when things get tough, I tend to just work harder and try to push through it. Now I have come to realize that sometimes taking a walk in the middle of the day may be the most productive thing […]
10 Things High Achievers Do To Get More Done Under Pressure
The common reality for all of the clients I work with is the hard cold fact that demand is constantly exceeding capacity. This fact alone produces a high volume of stress and if we don’t effectively lead ourselves it can create a vicious cycle that puts us farther behind at the end of every day. […]
10 Company Rules That Destroy Trust And Teamwork
Trust can take an incredibly long time to earn and a very short time to lose. We all know when there are significant trust withdrawals because of major leadership failures but we miss many times the smaller things that can really negatively impact teamwork. Liz Ryan has many excellent posts and this one is no […]
10 Things You Will Hear In A Toxic Workplace
One of the hardest things I have to deal with as an executive coach is to help any leader improve when in reality they are working in a toxic culture. I remember Jim Collins describing it as a place where the truth can no longer be told because leaders keep shooting the messenger. Trust has […]