Productivity

When It Comes To Failure, Choose Your Point Of View
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Life is a conversation. Things happen, and we have interpretations about them. That’s the way it works.
For example, two people going through the same challenging circumstance or event can have completely…

We’re Halfway Through 2013—But Did You Ever Really Complete 2012?
There’s a distinct difference between ending something and completing it. Events in the physical world have a beginning, middle and end to them – whether we like it or not. We get older. Another year…

Different Behavior Means Better Meetings
In our last blog post on this topic, we talked about the difference between a meeting that is organized around an agenda and one that is oriented around outcomes. In today’s post, we further explore…

Appreciation and Employee Engagement
Managers often think that the source of employee engagement is providing staff with material rewards and privileges such as more money, bonuses, stock incentives, promotions, titles, etc… While these…

Six Steps To Make Your Meetings More Effective
In this week’s post, I offer six approaches you should consider in making your meetings more commitment driven.
1. Before planning an agenda, ask yourself the key questions that will allow you to make…

Why Agenda Driven Meetings Don't Work
A key principle of generating total alignment and engagement is ensuring that you are always working backward from a deliberate, desired future — rather than merely extrapolating or perpetrating…