Tag: work

Next Action Thinking 

Very little, if anything, gets accomplished without identifying and acting on the next physical, visible action.  I LOVE a good plan! I love to make plans, tweak

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Results 

Results matter.  A lot of people love to talk about effort. “Look at all the things I’ve done! See my activity? Look at my busy calendar and all the things I’ve crossed off

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Pay Taxes Gladly 

At least once a year, maybe once a quarter, we deal with our taxes. But a quote from Ryan Holiday’s Daily Stoic made me think about this differently recently. 

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Get the Full Picture 

Too often, members of a team form an opinion (then perpetuated as “fact”) based on only a small understanding of the bigger picture.  It’s critical

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You Have to Care 

You have to care about something to do anything meaningful in life.  I see more and more professionals today who are just going through the

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The Easy Version 

Ask yourself this question when planning or designing a system: what’s the easiest version?  Many people are busily perfecting systems, task lists, calendars, procedures documents,

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Stop Complaining 

Beware, this one may hurt….but also know, it’s written first and foremost to me!  Stop complaining.  Complaining very much must be the most useless and

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Organizational Structure 

Why don’t more people use the organization’s structure effectively?  I find myself asking this question frequently about corporate, private, public, and nonprofit institutions.  Leaders create

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