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We are overwhelmed from the complexity and volume of information every day. Much of it comes from the ease of team members and customers having the convenience of being able to email and text us. In your given day, think about how much you read in your inbox. Pages and
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Business problems are largely people problems. And, in the same vein, business is people. Yes, you can automate. That's easier than dealing with people. Machines, software and automation follows rules, logic and functionality. But people don't fit what the job usually requires. They are almost fits
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How do you know most of your work matters? There are probably a few things that matter to produce the outcomes important to an organization. Most work is simply effort and cost and does not produce meaningful results. You can see this with the ridiculing of office politics and people
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We remember the game as kids. The hot potato moved around the group and your job was to touch it and pass it. You were part of the game of movement. You lose if you hold on too long. When you are dealing with information, you are holding the hot
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The Effective Executive I side with Drucker. I do not think that managing other people is adequately proven. Most of the conversation I have experienced about work is complaining about employees and managers. The one thing I can control is my own effectiveness. I work hard to improve my habits
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Perfectionism can be the antithesis of good business. That fixation of doing things right, rather than doing the right things, can move us away from the goals that matter. I think there's a lot of talk on KPI's (Key Performance Indicators), but it's hard
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These remarkable times truly do afford anyone with an idea the opportunity to build something quickly and cheaply. The connected economy makes it easy to put together a site, market, drive sales, fulfill promises and ship products and services. The missing ingredient for success is less about the resources and
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We do not tend to give compliments or recognition for, "Look what I prevented from happening." It's simply not how our brains work. Yes, we have heard the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." However, who