There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau Have you experienced a failed change lately? Been a part of a team or an organization that attempted something…
Creating Change If there’s one thing that’s constant in life, it’s that life is always changing. Just when you’ve reached your quarterly sales goal, your boss raises it for the next quarter. Just when you’ve got your job down to a science, restructuring places you in a new department. Just when you’ve learned the latest…
(Implementation Is Everything) The three-letter extension that follows a period in PC file names indicates the type of information contained. .exe, short for executable, means that double clicking on the file will launch a program or perform an operation. Many companies are files chock full of good ideas; the problem is that no .exe follows.…
Why Leaders Fail by Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE Headlines regularly inform us of the public downfall of leaders from almost every area of endeavor–business, politics, religion, and sports. One day they’re on top of the heap, the next, the heap’s on top of them. Of course, we think that such catastrophic failure could never happen…
Lessons for Leaders “…companies that do make a lot of money almost never have as their goal ‘making a lot of money.’ They tend to be run by enthusiasts who, in the normal course of gratifying their own tastes and curiosities, come up with products or services so startling, so compelling, and so exciting that…
Hungarian inventor Dennis Gabor won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1971 for his invention of holography. Today holograms are familiar to most Americans. From usage by Disney at its amusement parks to imprints on credit cards to framed wall hangings, this three dimensional photography is increasingly familiar to most Americans today. What is less familiar to most…
… From Oppressive Obligations to Incredible Opportunities The phone isn’t just ringing, it seems to be screaming. You’ve got yet another meeting to attend, there’s someone at your office door who wants a piece of you and now another call. Your blood pressure is rising almost as quickly as the demands made of you. When…
5 Steps to Fitness for Time-Crunched Executives While most people know the significant role fitness plays in overall health and well-being, it’s still challenging for many people—especially time-crunched executives—to make fitness a priority. What’s more, fad diets and weight loss pills often lure people into believing there is a quick fix for the extra bulge…
Is There a True Teamwork Definition? It can be incredibly difficult to accurately define teamwork because different people have different opinions when it comes to what teamwork define is. While everyone can likely agree that teamwork is important and teamwork skills are important to have, finding a common consensus for what it actually means is very…
Many things in life are easier said than done. Beware lest they hurt your business.
