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The key to successfully managing others: Start with yourself.
The key to successfully managing others: Start with yourself. Many managers today are over-stressed, under-appreciated, and always pressed for time. No wonder their teams don’t always get their best. No wonder, too, bad behavior tends to seep through organizations in tiny ways until suddenly people wonder why everyone is so unhappy. If you aspire to […]
Continue ReadingThe Power of Helping Each Other Grow
I had the privilege of attending a reception at Marquette University last Friday evening and I was struck by the energy in the room. The event honored the new Applied Investment Management program, started because one student–William Heard–wanted real-world experience to augment his academic studies and he moved mountains to convince people at Marquette and […]
Continue ReadingWant to Reinvent? Take the Thinking Challenge
The title of Chapter Five in my book How to Grow A Backbone (ISBN: 978-0-8092-2494-4) is “Expand and Contract: Your Thinking Must Change.” The theme of the January-February 2010 issue of Harvard Business Review is “Reinvent.” In a variety of articles, readers are repeatedly encouraged to rethink where they are; reassess assumptions, roles, and links […]
Continue ReadingOn the nature of urgency in your life
I’ve been having very specific conversations with people about how they make decisions and I’ve been struck by the emphasis on speed. Speed is good, I’m told, because it conveys a sense of urgency. Urgency is critical to success! Speed builds momentum and engages people’s enthusiasm. Speed is proof that decision makers know what they’re […]
Continue ReadingHow to feel confident when company morale is low
I hear this one all the time. “How am I supposed to feel confident when… my boss rips on me all the time? morale around here is terrible? nobody pays any attention to what I do or say? everything I do is somehow wrong?” The question itself makes me crazy for two reasons–focus and power. […]
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