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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
High Performers: What they look like; What it Takes
Over the years, I’ve observed performing and under-performing professionals in firms, trying to understand the complexity of performance in a professional setting. What is it that high performers have that separates them from others? Is it the lucky break they enjoy...
The #1 Inhibitor to Your Progress
If I asked you what prevents you from moving to your next level, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? There is one overriding factor that trumps everything: Your mental perspective of yourself.