Plant Your Tree
Guess what? We have firmly entered into the second half of the year so it’s time to kick your actions and productivity into a higher gear. To get you focused on these next five months there’s a great Chinese proverb that asks the question: When it the best time to...
Where is Your Laughter?
This past weekend we were able to spend some time out on a lake with some friends. If you live in the Midwest like I do, these are the summertime events we look forward to and only get the opportunity to do a few months out of the year. Being on the water with friends...
Is Anybody Listening?
This may surprise you, but in over 24 years of coaching senior executives and individual contributors the two words I have coached my clients more than any others are…. SHUT UP And then ask more questions. Recently on a coaching call with a client...
Work ON Your Business Not IN It
Recently I published an article about a Strategic Alignment session I conducted with a client. As a result, I was overwhelmed with responses from people stating that they schedule these type of off-site planning events with their teams but never seem to achieve...
Remove the Brown M&M’s
One of my all-time favorite bands growing up was Van Halen. I was mesmerized by the way Eddie Van Halen could play his guitar, it was something I had never seen before, almost like he was from another planet. The band had also developed a reputation as “bad boys” by...
Graduating to Your Next Level
It’s graduation season for both high schools and colleges and it’s always one of my favorite times of year. There is something about the renewed sense of energy and spirit that just permeates the environment during this time and gets me charged up. This year...
The Perfect Enemy
Have you ever thought about what makes the perfect enemy? This is the one being that knows exactly how to defeat the hero. If you are a fan of Marvel or DC Comics, then you are well versed in what it takes to create the perfect enemy. How these super villains...
Win the Morning
I recently posted my Productivity Hacks, and there's been a huge response for more content around productivity and time mastery. I’ve learned over the years is that this subject is a lot like golf. Golf is a game that you never really win, you just play. Some days you...
The Use-By-Date
I was cleaning out the refrigerator the other day and noticed that we had of lot of old food tucked in the back that had long since passed the use by date. I thought about how much money I probably throw in the trashcan every year because I don’t really pay...
Productivity Hack #4
This past month has been all about productivity and how to accomplish more of what creates value in less time. Let’s start with a quick review of the first three of what I call the Gems of Productivity. In the morning before you do anything else- set your...
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