“If I’m late, don’t waste everyone’s time catching me up.” Don’t you just hate it when you show up for a meeting on time, and others stroll in a few minutes late. Then the meeting starts, a senior person comes in later, and the organizer decides to recap for them whatever has already happened, in […]
(Influential Leadership) Transform Your Meeting Culture Read More »
“You can’t have everything you want— but you can almost have anything if you’re willing to make a choice.” In our last two Influential Leadership Tips, we talked about (1) the real reason behind resistance to change, and (2) the concept of the Threshold of Activation. Now let’s look at how this works in
(Influential Leadership) The Controlling Factor of Influence Read More »
How often have you called someone, and gotten a generic “Leave a message after the beep”? Or not even a message at all, just a beep? You’re left wondering if you’ve dialed the right number, or perhaps been given the wrong number. Now think about what the other person’s reaction might be, if
Check Your Voice Mail Read More »
I grew up as a Math nerd. Math and related topics such as computer science were my favorite subjects. I loved logic puzzles. I was convinced that whatever I did in the futute would be Math-related. So what did I do? I went into Actuarial work – a great practical application of Math,
Forget What You’re Good At Read More »
During the month of January, I have participated in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. The idea is to commit to writing a blog entry every day, thereby building your writing and execution muscles, while building more of a following. And you know what, it did exactly that! A friend runs this challenge quarterly, and I
Gaining Inspiration Read More »
“If no action is happening, it’s for one reason only— you haven’t reached the threshold of activation.” Crossing Paths by Seward Johnson, at the Grounds for Sculpture Last time we talked about the real reason behind resistance to change: “People are not resistant to change—they are resistant to losing control.” In this
(Influential Leadership) Why People Don’t Change Read More »
I often work with clients on building a powerful network that will tap them into the hidden job market. (The hidden job market is the large percentage of jobs that never make it to a formal job posting.) I will ask them to come up with a list of people they can network with.
Stop Filtering Your Network Read More »
“I am my first client… I am my biggest success story.” Have you ever known someone who had a health crisis that caused them to re-evaluate their career and life direction? I had the chance to interview Karen Sammer on her literally life-saving transition, and it was a truly inspiring story. Karen went
Career Journey, A Life Saving Transition Read More »
As a teenage driver, I was very concerned with following the rules of the road. I had a friend who laughed at me because late at night, with no one else on the road, I would still be using my turn signal in his neighborhood. Would there have been much risk if, late at
What Do You Do When No One Is Looking? Read More »
As I was shoveling our walks today, I thought about what happened to my Dad in his late 70’s. He was out shoveling snow, and stubbornly just wanted to finish. He pushed past the point where he probably should have stopped, and found himself deeply fatigued afterwards. Later, we found out he had what his
The ‘Just One More’ Trap Read More »