#0481 Frustrating at First
You must let them do it, even if it is terrible in the beginning. There are three distinct phases I have gone though as I have taught my kids how to drive. The first two…
You must let them do it, even if it is terrible in the beginning. There are three distinct phases I have gone though as I have taught my kids how to drive. The first two…
It is easy to ignore this when you are busy growing a business but at some point it comes back to bite. When reviewing systems and processes I look for the desired outcome first, then…
It is excruciating and mostly a waste of time except for the part I came for. My daughters have been dancing for most of their lives and for more times than I can count I…
In the late 90’s a friend of mine was in his mid-thirties at the time and had worked in retail all his life. As it tends to do, he was feeling middle-aged spread starting to…
“You are freaking me out!” I like to get things done fast. From idea to execution often begins on the same day. The rate of change and adaptation can be significant. As a change agent…
When you go out on a first date there will rarely be a moments silence. The chatter is constant and often kept relatively light as you check each other out. As a relationship develops, there…
Autopilot is another way to describe habits. Getting up at a certain time, putting your shoes on a certain way, driving the same route to work. We form these through our lives as a way…
The thing I love to do as part of my work more than anything else is to simplify complexity. If I can reduce the clutter for myself it allows me to better communicate it to…
Three sheets is all he needed. A long time ago worked with a Project Manager Joe, who blew me away with his foresight. When everyone else turned up to project meetings with thick folders jammed…
How hard can it be? After all, millions of people every year start a business, attempt to get fit, pick up an instrument for the first time… and millions fail. Yet millions have also succeeded….
“If it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would get done” Are you one of those people? There is probably not a person on the planet who has not left a task until the very…
What exactly are you busy doing? Can you reflect back on the week and detail with any confidence what you achieved? Not just emails, meetings and presentations but proper detail. Unlikely in my experience. Pretty…
Communication is impossible to get right. You have individuals with similar but different needs sitting in different roles with different personality profiles to contend with. Not to mention the timing and delivery of said communication…
A neighbour asked me why I rake my lawn when there will be leaves on it again tomorrow. You could say the same for cleaning your house or brushing your teeth but that would not…
They share the same challenges. Recently I have been invited to speak at a number of offsite events for corporate marketing teams. The kickoff planning sessions for the new year rapidly approaching. The intent is…
Tell me, show me, do it for me… which one are you? Invariably the response will depend on a number of factors mostly relating to time, money, effort or quality. In the early stages of…
The board keeps rejecting the us. Your idea may be valid, it may truly save the organisation time or money or gain new customers but they keep saying no regardless. Sound familiar? The reason is…
You cannot just manifest and expect things to change. Alone it is hope, luck or coincidence. As per its definition, to manifest is to be clear in the mind. Start there by all means but…
For humans it happens in winter.Gardens in Spring.In business it sneaks up on us. Excess growth or process bloat. Without realising it sometimes we allow extras to occur and before you know it, it becomes…
A running tap.Fridge door left open.Lights left on. Maybe not teenagers but most adults would scurry to address these potential wastages. Yet the one thing we have which is truly limited is metaphorically flushed down…