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Intentional focus involves focus on the task at hand. But, and a strong but, the focus needs to be in alignment with the over arching mission. How do we ensure this happens? Filter Decisions Through Your Strategic Vision Intentional focus means you will say no a lot if your team doesn’t understand your company’s vision. […]
Read articleSense of urgency. Deep down inside every team member wants to work on a high performing team whether they realize it or not. Every supervisor wants to be able to respond quickly when faced with a problem. Teams need to apply the right resources to the right problem. Every manager wants to be able to […]
Read articleSo, how do we influence employee creativity? The next time your team is gathered ask them this question, “By show of hands, how many of you feel like we have recognized and incorporated all your ideas to make things better around here?” If your results are sluggish, my guess is you’ll have few saying yes. […]
Read articleEnsure accountability and be accountable. In another post, I discussed responsibility, authority and accountability (RAA’s). All three are equally important but accountability is so important it deserves some special attention. Why Accountability? For some, the mere mention of the “A” word strikes them with fear. Just say accountability to a high performing team and they […]
Read articleHow To Improve My Well Being The Urban Dictionary defines well being as, “the physical, psychological, spiritual, social and economic state of an individual or group.” Well being: the founders of America described this intrinsic desire as, “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” These 3 things have been on the mind of America for […]
Read articleWhat Does Affirmation Mean? How does independence relate to affirmation? The reason for this question? Independence was the original message of this blog because independence is one of 15 elements of EQ. The reason for the change: I assumed dependence was the opposite of independence. I’m not too sure now. Consequently, the new direction. So […]
Read articleHow To Grow A Business You started a business you love. You are passionate about the product or service you are providing and you are really good at it. I hear this all the time. A few (2-4) years later your complaint is all you do is work. You’re never able to turn it off. […]
Read articleWhat is Assertive? Being assertive is not about being right all the time. It is more about getting what you want in a way that doesn’t trample on someone else’s feelings or neglects other’s needs. The emotionally intelligent understand this. The opposite of assertiveness could be aggressiveness. It could also be giving into the needs […]
Read articleHow To Become A CEO How to become a CEO. The research is in. A 10 year study of 2,600 CEOs and 17,000 assessments and the results will probably surprise you. There were four things the majority of CEOs did as junior executives that propelled them all the way up to the top chair. The […]
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