Car jack. Nail clippers. Claw Hammer. Teeter-totter. Tweezers. Nutcracker. Scissors. W hat do these devices all have in common? They create leverage, a simple but extraordinary force that increases the power of everything to which it is applied. (Whenever a word is underlined with a dotted line, there is an…
November 30, is the birthday of Winston Churchill. He was born 136 years ago in 1874 ... and died 50 years ago in 1965 ... yet his talent and prodigious output remains striking to this day. Winston Churchill has always been one of my favorite historical characters … and for…
Be sure to take time to enjoy the blessings in your life on this Thanksgiving holiday. T he world will keep spinning without our business devotion, so invest your day with friends and family.Take a moment this Thanksgiving holiday to leave your trials and tribulations behind and reflect upon all…
We think musicians, actors, athletes and other artists are uniquely able to Be Legendary. I t only seems that way because they’re in the public eye, but you, too, can Be Legendary. Imagine you are so remarkable that all the world stands in your honor, swinging and singing, tiny flashlights…
Multitasking is our answer to getting more done. U nfortunately, the research is incontrovertible. That technique means we get even less done. I’ve got one idea you should consider. It’s not the clutter of the desktop or inbox … but the clutter of the mind that scuttles our personal productivity…
There's nothing more important ... or more challenging ... than the need to balance short-term results with long-range plans. H ow is your organization focused? Are you encouraging long-range thinking or only what happens this week? Do you have the Attention Span of a Mosquito? How many times have we asked Are…
As leaders, we continually encounter issues over which we have no control. U ncertainty hovers over our plans. We can do something about it by focusing only on what WE can control. Did you know there is an Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS)? It was developed in 1994 by a…
We’d like to think that technology has become our enemy and is the cause of the distractions that keep us from getting things done. N ice try, but this is an age-old problem that’s on us, not on the technology that surrounds us. Screaming about distractions and the lack of productivity…
Man’s shortcomings have been catalogued since the Garden of Eden, and ever after, philosophers and kings have attempted a definitive list of those iniquities. P ride is often considered the mother of all sins and the one from which all others emanate, so it’s at the top of the list.…