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Full disclosure, this is a combination of both venting and sharing. It simply drives me crazy when I see person after person allowing email to manage their day and destroy the power of focus and their effectiveness. Email alerts and checking email constantly all lead to poor time management and reduce our ability to be ... Read more
One of our partners sent me this picture of his deck during the blizzard last week in Washington, D.C., where they got over 30 inches of snow in a little more than 24 hours. At one point, he sent a short video and it was snowing so hard you could barely see beyond his deck. ... Read more
Recently, a team member shared a funny story with me that also has a great life lesson for us. She had recently celebrated her birthday and took some PTO that week to enjoy her love of fishing off the Gulf Coast. Sounds like a great plan to me. Since fishing is her favorite hobby, she was ... Read more
Some days I wonder if I even have a clue to what is going on. Nothing like a confidence builder to start today’s blog with, huh? But seriously, do you ever feel that way? Even if we are engaged and focused, with a constantly changing business environment, it’s easy to feel like we have no ... Read more
Recently, I had the privilege of heading out to southern Louisiana to go speckled trout fishing. I’ve always loved the great outdoors and there’s always been a part of me that feels free once I get in nature and “away from it all”. We had three boats and lots of eager fishermen. Now, reflecting on this ... Read more
Last week I introduced you to the ABC’s to Outstanding as we talked about controlling the “A” which is your attitude. Today, let’s focus on the “B.” It stands for Better Focus. What’s the biggest risk of losing our focus? Wasting our time and our potential. “One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is ... Read more
We are all seemingly perpetually busy. We feel stretched as our inbox at work and personal commitments challenge us daily. When we are stretched, we become overwhelmed, and even big projects slip through the cracks. I also know that when feeling stretched, I can let it affect my attitude and my demeanor. I start to ... Read more
An organization’s strategic focus is similar to the sharpness of a knife. A knife is sharp because energy has been focused at the blade. So, the more focused the energy is at the blade, the sharper the knife, the higher the cutting power, and the stronger the knife. If energy is not focused at the ... Read more
One of the crucial building blocks in leadership is RESULTS. This building block is very important, because it represents one of the things elite leaders must value very dearly: high performance. We will only build great teams if we pursue our journey of greatness by valuing high performance. It’s my experience that people confuse working hard ... Read more
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