“Plan your Work and Work Your Plan”. Napoleon Hill “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Mike Tyson Louis, a Director at a financial services company, is having a hard time adjusting to work from home. Work was demanding back at the office. Now, it’s exhausting. Louis said, “By 1 … Read more
At its core, leadership is a relationship. It’s no secret that connection is a key leadership skill. If you can’t connect well, you can’t lead well. There are many practices to strengthen connection with those you lead. However, the most powerful is the keystone habit of empathy. Empathy–showing people that you understand them and that … Read more
Multitasking. Just the very word has a glow of productivity about it. After all, if you can get one thing done, why not get three or four? What could be more efficient? Plenty, it turns out. Multitasking doesn’t really exist. Maybe it wouldn’t have such a glow if we called it what it really is: … Read more
Kent has resorted to complaining and alcohol. A senior IT leader for a global manufacturing company, Kent was asked to lead IT for an entire division two years ago. Given his fifteen years of service with the company, Kent felt it was an ideal next step on his professional journey. Then, eight months ago, Kathy, … Read more
Meetings. You probably spend lots of hours in bad ones. They drain time, morale and money. It’s not just you. A study by Bain & Company found that on average, senior executives spend more than two days a week in meetings. In the United States, over $25 million is wasted per day on useless meetings. that just aren’t … Read more
Do you care what people think about you? Of course you do.We live in an age of easy access to information. This access gives your customers a multitude of choices as to where to get their needs met.What separates you from your competitor?It’s not the quality or cost of your product or service. It’s the … Read more
There’s a small part of your brain called the RAS: Reticular Activating System. The RAS is the gateway for nearly all sensory input entering the brain. The RAS works like a bouncer outside a nightclub. It decides what information to let in, what to keep out, and which information should be treated like a “VIP”. Excepting … Read more
This week’s article was published by the American Management Association. You can read the full article at this link. Please share it with your network.Thanks,Alain
If it were you, which would you most prefer? No choice Someone else’s choice for me My choice The answer is obvious: In general, we prefer to make our own choices.There’s a freedom that comes from making our own choices. This is the heart of empowerment:the ability to be directly involved in our work. This … Read more
Jane has been recently promoted to Senior Manager at a technology firm. When I met Jane, she told me her most pressing problem: I have some really smart people on my team. While that seems great, they’re really challenging to lead. What should I do? Leading highly intelligent people is a double-edged sword. The (obvious) … Read more
