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Set Your Goals

Just a year ago, you were setting goals for 2009. Right? You were setting 2009 goals, weren’t you? (the answer should be yes). Good. So I’ll continue. As you compare your goals to the results you got, how did you do? What went well? What didn’t quite get there? Where...

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Tiger and You

As the Tiger Woods story unfolds, I’ve been intrigued by the public’s fascination by it. What is it that people can’t get enough of? Are they feasting on the demise of another person or is this just another reality TV episode, only it’s real? The essential question is...

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Poll Results: When Things Don’t Get Done

The last poll asked you for the reasons why you don’t get things done on time. Of course, it assumes that you don’t, at least some of the time. Don’t take it personally—it’s just a reality of professional service. There are client demands, administrative tasks,...

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Prioritize Your Priorities

  Here are two questions for you. First, How many times has the end of the week arrived and you still have some important project, engagement or activity unfinished?  Second, and more important, How many times does this have to happen to you before you do something...

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Don’t Change—Expand

 Most of my time is spent coaching professionals to identify and live into their next level. Everyone has a next level and if they aren’t progressing toward it, they aren’t growing or living into their highest contributions to their clients, colleagues and staff. Now,...

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Coach Your Staff Well

One of the joys of my work is to spend time with bright, capable people who are interested in becoming more effective in what they do. One of my clients attended a seminar on performance coaching—how to guide people to improve their performance. You don’t know her but...

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The 20% that Matters Most

As a partner in your firm, you have so much to do and oversee. Yet Pareto's Law states that 80% of the value you produce comes from only 20% of your efforts. Do you know what 20% you should be concentrating on? Probably not.   Everything you decide to do at any...

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