The Two Questions You Need to Answer When Faced with Indecision
A client is currently interviewing potential project management partners. This is a big decision. She intends to delegate all project management tasks. She is expecting meticulous reporting and financial oversight, […]
Four Things Businesses Overlook When Moving Employees to a New Position
So often when we’re thinking of expanding, we turn our attention to the external hiring process. In many cases, however, who we need is already with us. It seems logical […]
The STARS™ Model: Six Steps for Setting Your Three Intentions for 2016
In my recent Inc. Magazine column, “Why You Should Ditch Your Goals for 2016,”, I briefly mentioned my STARS™ Model that I created and am now using with my clients […]
One Great Strategy to Work ON Your Business Instead of IN Your Business (With Awesome Results)
If you could commit to one game-changing action that could really drive business this year, and help you work ON your business instead of IN your business, what would it […]
Breaking Though The Mental Barrier
This past month, I broke through two mental barriers. One barrier was professional and one was personal, but my success with both of them originated in the same place: my […]
Five Unconventional Books for Your 2016 Reading List, A TED Talk, And My Favorite Business Book
Happy Holidays! As we bring 2015 to a close, we hope you have had an opportunity to spend time with loved ones, and have paused for some moments of gratitude. […]
My 8 Wishes For You as We Turn the Calendar
This is a re-print of one of my most popular blogs that I first published in December 2011. The end of the year is always a time of introspection […]
Problems? Check Your Processes Before Blaming Your People
A relatively new client revealed to me that she was blindsided with more than $100,000 in overtime penalties for her hourly workers. Her first inclination was to blame her employee, […]
Want to Succeed with Plan A? Ditch Plan B
A client who hired me to help her get a grip on her time management, energy management, & prioritization told me this week that she invested in a second side […]
Performing & Promoting to The Highest Levels of Incompetence
In 1969, leadership expert Dr. Laurence Peter wrote about the management predicament of promoting top talent to the point where they are no longer competent enough to do their jobs […]