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Seek first to understand and other great habits from Stephen Covey
In 1989 Stephen Covey wrote The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It is still a source of wisdom to me and one of the
Be that masked man (woman)
In last week’s KEY group, one of the Members began Significant Events with “Masks work!” He paused. I said “Wait, tell me more”.
Change the water we swim in
Every once in a while we get the opportunity to look at who we are being as individuals and it can be a difficult moment
Finding a mentor
If you work with someone or for someone, mentoring might be offered to you without your asking. For solo-preneurs or rising stars in an organization,
Hacks for mentoring
I was asked to follow up from last week’s post with more hacks for mentoring. New supervisors are often uncomfortable giving direction to those who
Mentor, don’t instruct
How often does someone try to delegate up to you? Hey boss, how do I get on the shared drive? Hey boss, what should I
Celebrate May
There is something about May that screams celebration. Especially this year, with the long winter and late spring, it has been a riot of flowers,
Just show up
There is a business proverb that I like to repeat, perhaps more often than others like to hear it: “Showing up is 80% of success
What is your BHAG?
Do you have a BHAG (a big hairy audacious goal)? I found mine a few years ago.
Take it off line…
For the second meeting in a row, Vistage Member and IT Guru Alan Sugano walked into the room and called for a def-com alert. And,
Take time to notice
On autopilot, are we? We stumble out of bed in a sleepy fog at 0-dark-30 and get through our morning routine by habit (habit is
Receiving feedback
Is it easy for you to receive feedback? For most of my life, you could give me positive feedback all day long. I would tend
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