Life often doesn’t seem fair. Promotions go to people who are less talented or experienced than others. Clients choose professionals of business services that are not as good as ours. Money and fame doesn’t always go to the most talented. …
Influence: the master skill of business and life Read More »
How often do you ask yourself the question “what difference would it make if…?” Because if you are not asking that much or at all, you may be stalled in getting what you want. We all want to be successful, …
Our world is increasingly complex. And this is making many less certain in crucial decisions. More and more we are seeing critical delays and avoidance by people at all levels just not sure enough about what to do next about …
It has never been tougher for a professional to attract attention and deep interest from prospective clients. Most will tell you that it is because we are now in the most over-communicated information saturated society in history. That the average …
Everywhere I look I see so many good people failing. Failing to tap their potential. Failing to get the results they want. Failing to manage themselves and their time to focus on what matters most. It is tragic, but also …
All progress in our society has come about because someone has had the courage to advocate and implement better ideas despite the inevitable massive resistance hurled at them. In science, Einstein and Madame Curie are popular examples, but opposition to every …
Think about how powerful and enduring are the last paragraph of Martin Luther King’s “I had a dream” speech, the Lord’s prayer, the Hippocratic Oath, the Beatitudes. They are short, yet transformational. What gives them their power to motivate and …
Enough of dumb waste…it’s time to return to true principles Read More »
There is an uncomfortable majority of people today living their lives and running their careers and businesses as fakes. Some are no doubt shifty, but I suspect most just don’t know how or don’t have the heart to do it …
Solid plans make everything that follows fit a seamless flow to the outcomes we want. And it’s always a great time to plan. But there is something about January that brings planning onto the agenda of most professionals. Unfortunately, just …
How specific people see you and your ideas defines the limits of your success. Most people and businesses are invisible in this game, and their results show it. In business and life we have to matter to the decision-makers who …
Do you have enough traction with those who count? Read More »
