The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan) is an excellent read for anyone wanting to accomplish something significant in their life. It is about focusing on the one thing now that will make the biggest difference down the road. If you are in a leadership position, applying The […]
You’ve probably met the type. You know, the person that is outspoken but doesn’t care to give others a chance to speak. The person who speaks first and with force as a way to shut down differing opinions. The person who uses words like “should” and “need” liberally when making their point. The person who […]
I recently published a guest post on skipprichard.com that has to do with arrogance in leadership. In many ways, leaders are particularly vulnerable to becoming arrogant. Here is a snippet: Leaders are usually in leadership positions because they have proven themselves in some capacity. They may have had the best technical skills, or the boldest and […]
It happens every summer. No matter how good our intentions or how disciplined we are, at some point our vegetable garden gets away from us. We know what we are supposed to do. Fertilize it by working in rich, organic material into the soil. Plant it. Water it. And keep the weeds out. If we […]
At some point you realize, leading people can be boring. Here’s how it happens. Most people enter a career field because they love, or at least believe they will love, their craft. Doesn’t matter if it is programming, designing, video production, marketing, construction, IT, web, finance, etc. And if you do well you will likely […]
The first Easter a newly married couple was together, they were eager to celebrate a holiday together. She eagerly planned a traditional dinner of ham and all her favorite dishes that she grew up enjoying on this holiday. Just like her mother taught her, she cut the ends off the ham, discarded them, and put […]
Do you hate unnecessary steps in processes? I do. Years ago I inherited my grandfather’s boat and trailer from my father. It wasn’t much, just a twelve foot Jon boat on a used trailer. But both the trailer and the boat are considered “vehicles” and therefore have to be registered with the state via my […]
As a leader, there is a simple principle that can help your communication choices immensely. Communicate less to more, and more to less. I call this the information to audience ratio. On a certain level, the application of this principle is fairly easy.
