I like this job only marginally more than I like being homeless.
How To Solve Your Problems With Bananas.
Do you find yourself doing replicating a process and each time you do it, 50-75% it doesn't work? Not that it fails entirely, but when attempted, it's either fraught with additional challenges, clients may be disrupted, or it's becomes such a big mess it throws your team into a tizzy?
But you still keep doing it because it's the only way you know how to do it — the only way you've been taught?
How To Get Buy-In With Your Staff & Clients.
How To Make Tough Decisions.
“I don’t know what to do.”“I’m stuck, which way should I turn?” “ I’m procrastinating because I don’t know what will happen.”
This happens all the time to everyone at their workplace. EVERYONE.
Unfortunately, most people are paranoid of everything falling apart or failing IF they make a critical decision.
"If You Have Fear, You Will Fall."
If you know me, I'm constantly out in the electronic zeitgeist learning new things and meeting new people. This morning, I came upon Human Planet, an incredible BBC documentary on a man called Tete (who makes Chuck Norris look like a schoolgirl). He climbs a very tall tree (120-150 feet in the air) with just a vine and his willpower.
Why? To break into a bee hive to get honey for his family. By the way, he probably gets stung scores of times during the process.
Milton Levine Died Last Month.
How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fail.
Smile or Die!
Happy Birthday IBM!
How To Make Wonderful Mistakes.
Extreme Mojo (or Driving On The Corporate Autobahn).
The other night, I played Call of Duty—Black Ops with my son on his new Xbox 360 (with Kinect!). It's an amazing system — and it's quite entertaining. Unfortunately, I played it all wrong — or at least that's what my son told me (vociferously). I either camped out in one spot and picked everyone off like a sniper, or I ran blindly into the fray as fast as I could shooting everyone in sight. As I was reprimanded by my son, the 'right' way to play is to move slowly and shoot strategically at your enemies. I disagree ;)
When Is It Right To Question Authority At Work?
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." – John F. Kennedy. How often do we let this happen to us at work? We go with the vagaries of the loudest shouters without sitting down, truly thinking about the issue and doing what is the right path for you, your organization, and your customers?
Add More Torque To Your Organization.
Are You On Track For 2011?
How To Overcome Your Speaking Jitters.
3 Ways To Make Obstacles Disappear.
As I’ve always said . . . work is just a series of problems to solve. You have to have your head on straight all the time, attack each problem head on, and make sure you clean up the kitchen after you’re done. Sometimes though, it’s not so easy. Major obstacles jump into your path and make the process of solving these problems difficult, nay impossible.
How To Say No.
It’s one of the hardest things to do in business. If you’re an executive, you never say no to your boss and you’re afraid to say no to your peers. Your team, it’s easy — except if you’re a pushover. If you run a business, you never say no to your clients and you’re afraid to say no to your vendors/distributors. Your team — again, pushover.