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Business leaders, owners, managers all know that continuous improvement truly never ends. You’re either getting better or becoming stagnant.
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Welcome to my personal command center
I've decided to turn all my efforts into a personal command center. Welcome to my personal command center. A command center can be with lot's of people in a larger company, a small team or yourself. It doesn't matter how many people are involved. It does matter if you...
7 ways to tell you don't do your job well
How do you know if you don't do your job well? Yes, we know. You are crazy busy. Busy can be good. However, do you know if you do your job effectively? Most people are crazy busy and yet, do not do their job, let alone do their job effectively. To do your job means...
Strategic Plans? I'm too busy.
I'm too busy to do strategic plans with my schedule. I understand their importance. I'll hire a consultant one of these days to help me through it again. Besides I've done a strategic plan 3 years ago. It's around here somewhere. —A typical business manager. Strategic...
Do you measure up? Be certain.
How to measure up when you find yourself in a new role or job. You have a choice to make. Take positive action, sit back and wait for things to work themselves out or try harder. One way or another you will be assessed to see if you measure up. Angela told me during...
Excellent or mediocre — Your choice
No one plans on being mediocre; mediocrity happens when you don't plan. - Lolly Daskal Daskal goes on to list out 10 attributes of excellence that beats out mediocre. Drive Self reliance Willpower Patience Integrity Passion Connection Optimism Self-confidence...
Hiring the right person — 7 steps to get it right
Yes! We finally made it through hiring the right person. I hope. Ted will fit perfectly. He has the values, accomplished all the right things, has the skills, people seem to like him. What else is there? 6 months later... Ted is not happy and searching for a new job....
Realistic Goals — 7 mistakes you don't want to make
You set goals, maybe even realistic goals. So what? They might be easy, challenging, audacious, risky, safe or what ever you use to describe them. Who cares? Or maybe you don't set goals. I mean really set goals (written, smart). If you don't set goals for yourself,...
Authentic Leadership — It's a dilemma
Authentic leadership is based on being personally authentic. Being authentic means telling the truth about who you are and of course knowing who you are. The argument for authentic leadership goes like this... You have to know yourself well. Know your talents, your...
Difficult people — 5 must knows
What is the secret to work with people that you simply don't connect with — those difficult people in your life? Difficult people Yes, difficult people are difficult. You can't seem to connect. They are argumentative and contrary to what you say. They disrupt your...
Teamwork — 5 essentials
Teamwork is one of those "soft" skills. I've found that calling teamwork a "soft" skill doesn't give the skill and activity the level of importance it deserves. Consider these quotes about teamwork... "Individual commitment to a group effort—that is what makes a team...
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