We all know about making New Year’s Resolutions at the beginning of the year. Some of us even do it thinking that this will be the year those resolutions will magically turn into personal commitments we actually honor over time…
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Stop-Start-Continue Your Way to Success in 2016
Posted in Albert Einstein, Bert Lance, Commitment, Goals, habit, insanity, Intentions, New Year's Resolution, Personal commitment, Resolutions, Stop-Start-Continue, strategic intention, success Tagged with: goal, habit, Motivation, new year, resolution, results
Ten Tips To Foster Innovation in Your Organization
I once wrote an article called “Breakdowns in Innovation: The 2 I’s vs. the 5 D’s” based on my experience with so many organizations that fail to implement their great ideas. In that article, I described the all-too-common pitfall that…
Posted in Achievement, Breakthrough, Breakthrough Performance, business, buy-in, CBS Pulse, disruptive thinkers, execution, executive champions, Goals, greater good, Ideal Future, ideas, Implementation, Innovation, innovation efforts, Inspiration, Intentions, Light Bulb, meetings, opportunity, Organization, Passion, Positive Change, Power, Presence, Resistance, Rich Lobel, SMB, tips, Vision
Tell Them Once and Never Have to Tell Them Again!
I am fortunate to have an uber-perfectionist named Jessica by my side. She is incredibly responsible, completely reliable, and in general just a wonderful person to work with. At times, I forget that Jessica strives for perfection in all that…
Posted in Communication, Delegation, Direction, employee engagement, Intentions, Leadership, Management, Motivation, success, Vistage
Declare It To Achieve It and You Can Have Anything
For much of my adult life, I’ve had thoughts about the future I have wanted to create for myself. The stuff I wanted to have. The relationships. The professional accomplishments. Wanting those things for my future is nice. At times,…
L’Shana Tova: Making it a Good Year!
It is a Western American tradition every January 1st to wish our friends, family, and professional colleagues a “Happy New Year”. Well for thousands of years now, it has been a Jewish tradition to wish those same important people in…
Posted in High Holy Days, Inspiration, Intentions, Judaism, new year, Resolutions, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
Commitment, Having Integrity and Being Accountable to Our Words
The nice thing about being self-employed is that I don’t have a boss. In my experience, one of the most challenging parts of being self-employed, however, is that I don’t have a boss! For more than 10 years now, I’ve…
Posted in Accountability, Action, Al Capone, Commitment, Elliot Ness, Integrity, Intentions, Kevin Costner, Leadership, Sean Connery, The Untouchables
Productivity Management: Always Prioritizing from Strategy to Tactics
Many, if not all, of us get wrapped up in our day-to-day activities from time to time. “There’s so much to do. I’ll never get it all done!” is a story I tell myself much of the time. Amazingly, I…
