“Squirrel!” If you’re a fan of the “Up” movie from Disney Pixar, then you know the significance of that word. Distractions! If you’re like me, distractions (i.e. squirrels) constantly invade my day, destroy my time, and wreak havoc on my to do list. It’s hard for me to stay focused when I have distractions constantly […]
Do you remember playing follow the leader as a child? As soon as the first leader was nominated or elected, how did the game begin? It started quite simply with the leader moving. Then everyone else would follow the leader. By definition leaders are not leaders unless they’re going somewhere. If you played follow the leader and the leader never moved, […]
Life happens at the speed of 60 seconds per minute and 60 minutes per hour. There is nothing we can do to change that. We don’t have control over time itself. We can only control how we invest it. So in a sense, time management is a false concept because there is nothing we can […]
The Maasai tribe in Africa had a tradition of accepting the young men of the tribe into leadership after they protected the village herd from an attacking lion using only a spear. Once they had killed the lion, they were accepted as both a hero and a leader. The lion is one of the strongest and most […]
No matter what your role, as a leader you are expected to perform. I’ve had plenty of situations in my career where the stakes were high and I was expected to perform. Earlier in my career as a Business Development Manager, I remember my first contract negotiation where I casually showed up to represent our […]
You’ve probably had taxi rides where you really just want to quietly process your day, but the driver can’t wait to tell you about his day. I was in Philadelphia and about to head back to the airport after delivering a workshop for a customer. The hotel was kind enough to schedule a taxi for me. […]
Nothing improves until something changes.
In Lean Six Sigma, the term for making good changes in a process is called kaizen.
What good change will you make today?
Why is it so difficult to create sustained change in our lives? We hear the dismal statistics on how many New Year’s resolutions are broken each year by the end of January. I know its true because I’ve been that guy. And without pointing any fingers, I’m guessing I’m not alone. It’s hard to keep […]
