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Happy Memorial Day

If you are in America, Happy Memorial Day…if you are in another part of the world…good morning. Either way, since we are about to hit June and summer, I want to challenge you once more to take a moment to reflect on what you have done so far this year and what goals you hope […]

A few thoughts

I’m not sure whether I am ready to declare the aftereffects of The Great Recession over yet. There are still too many people that found themselves with their lives destroyed through no fault of their own for me to feel comfortable saying anything is good again. On the other hand, as we move to a […]

Unreal vs. Stretch

There is a tremendous difference between stretch goals and unrealistic goals… Stretch goals are meant to push, prod, and provoke activity that makes massive gains. Unrealistic goals are just ways for managers, executives, and other workers to CYA for just a little bit longer.

How Are You Measuring Your Success?

In working with organizations and their leaders, we always need to come up with measurements of success. Too often when I ask the question, “What will success look like?” I get blank stares or I get answers that are sort of esoteric and not quantifiable. These aren’t very helpful. When you are thinking about measuring […]

A Change of Plans…

Isn’t a sign of weakness. Doing something that you know is wrong or a bad decision because you planned to…that is weakness.

4 Things Project Managers Can Learn From NYC’s “SnowGate…”

So…I lived in NYC for 10 years and it snows a lot in January and February. I guess it is winter in the Northeast. While I live in DC now and Mayor Gray and the District seemed to have the salt trucks and plows out early and often throughout the snowstorm, I couldn’t help but […]

3 Business Lessons You Should Learn From Nick Saban

After several weeks of hand wringing by Alabama fans (count me in), Coach Nick Saban recently signed a contract extension that is likely to make him college football’s first 7M a year coach. Because of the increased attention, I felt like now was a good time to take a look at 3 business lessons you […]