Choices All Day Long I’ve written before about making good choices here and here. Every day you make hundreds of choices and most of them are made without much conscious thought (up to 95%). That can pose a serious problem because making important choices while...
The last stretch of any lengthy activity, project or season can be the most challenging because you are at the end of your physical and mental reserves. That’s why you have to plan in order to make the last mile count. Running The Last Mile I’m not a runner but I have...
Professional Satisfaction Your professional career is a journey and should be marked by a sense of deep satisfaction. Think about it: you make the lives of your clients better by practicing your chosen professional discipline. And on top of that, you get paid for it....
It seems counter-intuitive that the qualities that make you great are the very ones that prevent you from improving your effectiveness. When you are in your “zone” and functioning at your best, you are awesome. But when the situation changes, the strengths you relied...
I’m really enjoying my interactions with the managers in a particular course in the Partner-Pipeline® on Positioning Yourself in the Marketplace. They are in the midst of exploring and defining their place with an exercise called “Build Your Brand.” You Are...
A Mark of High Performers One of the marks of high performers is that they are known for getting things done. They are relied upon BECAUSE they can be counted on. Yet how often, when you get to the end of your day, do you recall all the plans you didn’t accomplish and...