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The Mess that "A Fresh New Face" Causes
I have been traveling in and out of Seatac Airport the last couple of days and if you have seen the news, you know that it has been a mess. Seattle does not have the practices, infrastructure or skills for so much snow. It's throwing us for a loop....
SUVs in Icy Conditions - A Metaphor for Bad Management?
I had to take Bill to the airport this morning. Here in Seattle, we are at the beginning of several days of sub-freezing temps. Yesterday is rained a bit, then turned to icy rain, then snowed. Overnight, it all froze and will stay frozen until mid-...
De-Hassle Today
Check out this 7 minute podcast - I was Nick McCormick's guest for his management tip podcast series. My tip has to do with hassle - or getting rid of it. See all the tip and hear all the tipsters here.Link to original post
Fireside Chat with Dr. John Kotter - A Sense of Urgency
Do you act with a true sense of urgency or a false one? Check out this podcast! During this 22 minute podcast, I chat with Dr. John Kotter, author of A Sense of Urgency. This is a wonderful book (Dr. Kotter has written 17!) about the key factor...
Be careful what you ask for....
I have been traveling over the last few days and three thoughts popped into my pea brain that I thought were worth sharing. Interestingly, they all can be organized under the title of this post - be careful what you ask for...The first is a...
Fireside Chat with Jeffrey Krames - Inside Drucker's Brain
Would you like to know what Peter Drucker considered to be one of the most important characteristics of a good leader? Check out this podcast! During this 30 minute podcast, I chat with Jeffrey Krames, author of Inside Drucker's Brain. If you are...
If they do the right thing, does it have to be sincere?
I was reflecting on the best practices for developing senior leadership teams. Not the individuals, the team of leaders who drive the business forward (or backward). In helping senior teams align their daily practices and regimens to yield the best...
Stop Trying to Change Your Boss's Mind and Make His/Her Lousy Idea Work!
This is a true story (names have been changed). When I worked for ABCXX, the CEO and owner had questions about whether the six person field sales team were a good investment - he doubted their ROI. For several years at quarterly planning meetings...
Flow - Revisisted
Over the weekend, I picked up the one CD version of the book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It's highly abridged and just a summary, but it was a nice reminder of the eight characteristics of the flow...
Blackberry No More
I made the decision this weekend to give up the Blackberry and go back to a regular cell phone. I have been reading and researching energy management and nearly everything I come across emphasizes the importance of rest periods - physical and mental...
HR Headlines - Funny Tragic Useful
I was reading one of those HR newsletters that we all get but never remember signing up for. Here are a few of the article headlines that I found amusing: Overtime Suite Due to Blackberry Usage May Become Problem This is a curse and a blessing if...
Great Places to Find Fresh Thinking
I have been meaning to mention the Leadership Development Blog Carnival - here is a link to #2, which includes a beefy list of great posts. Blog post carnivals ("best of" selections from lots of bloggers) are great places to find fresh thinking and...
