Once upon a time I was married and had three young step-daughters. We thought it would be nice if the older girls, then seven and eight, would take turns saying the dinner prayer. But one night neither of them wanted to do it. “I’ll say it,” pipped up the three year-old. “Dear God, thank you for . . .” and she began to list everything she could possibly think of that … [Read more...] about Thank You for the Grass
You Can Make Meetings Better
You can make your meetings a SAFE space – and that will make your meetings more effective. As a leader, you help to influence the power dynamics in any meeting. Following are some suggestions on how to use your influence productively, based on a recent article in Harvard Business Review: Ask someone else to facilitate the meeting. You don’t need to be the center of … [Read more...] about You Can Make Meetings Better
Benchmark for Innovation
Landscape Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Benchmarking. Organizations of all types carry out these activities from time to time. Landscape Analysis is the broadest of these activities and can include both Competitor Analysis and Benchmarking. It may also include a Needs Assessment, Stakeholder Input, and Environmental Data Collection – often looking at PESTLE aspects of the … [Read more...] about Benchmark for Innovation
Maximize Your Life Fulfillment
Are you “Successful” and yet – there is something bothering you about it; like its not giving you the satisfaction you thought it would? If so, you might be telling yourself you just need even more “Success” and that satisfaction is at the top of the next mountain you will climb. But maybe not. Sometimes “Success” does not lead to life satisfaction and fulfillment. … [Read more...] about Maximize Your Life Fulfillment
Be Evaluated Like an Athlete
Important point: the title is not, be PAID like an athlete. However, aside from the signing bonuses and long term guaranteed contracts worth millions of dollars, in a lot of ways we should all be paid like athletes as well. How do you know if your favorite athlete is having or has had a good year? What do you look at? You look at their performance statistics. For … [Read more...] about Be Evaluated Like an Athlete