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133 Of 261: 7 Easy Mistakes That Destroy Objectives 261 Dec 07, 2022

In all the years I've coached leadership teams, there are 7 common mistakes I see when they set their quarterly objectives.

When these are in play,...

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Emotion Wheel Nov 30, 2022

 

You have six basic emotions, but most people don’t even know how to express one.

 

Fear

Anger

Joy

Sadness

Disgust

Surprise

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90 Of 261: Just Don’t Tolerate It 261 advice culture people team Nov 30, 2022

 

My long-time business coach, John Richie, says, "Your culture is what you tolerate at the fringes."

The fringes are anything you put up with...

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87 Of 261: Cheat Sheet To A Better 2022 261 action meetings reminder Nov 30, 2022

 

There are 8 things I need to do 4x a year that end up making everything easier over time. 

They keep my team out of ruts. They keep us...

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Increasing Your ROT: Return on Time cadence Nov 29, 2022

Everyone can cut 2-4 hours of low-value work out of their week.

 

But most would say that’s impossible. 

 

The problem? 

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[Exercise] 5-Dimensional Thinking 261 Nov 01, 2022

IIt's hard (maybe impossible) to avoid stale thinking.

We have 100's of problems to solve and ideas spinning in our heads any given day.

We have to...

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3 ways to find a competitive market position ethos Oct 06, 2022

Remember that arcade game, Pole Position?
Or, for my Millennials... Mario Kart? 

The way to win was to steer clear of obstacles and it often...

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Think Bigger, Think Backward: Questions for Annual Planning cadence destination Oct 03, 2022

Sometimes, in order answer big questions about the future, we have to time travel.

I start with 2 questions when I talk with leadership teams about...

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86 Of 261: Owner's Distortion 261 action advice leadership question team Sep 01, 2022


I have hard news for you.

It's been my experience that when I meet with and listen to business owners and their leadership teams, the...

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Building Objectives That Get Results design Aug 30, 2022

 

 

“We tend to overestimate what can be done in the near future and grossly underestimate what can be done in the distant...

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Major Hack for Long-Term Goals [Free Tool] 261 Jul 28, 2022

Once I started thinking about long-term goals in this way, it made them clearer and helped me uncover the reality of what it would take to...

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Your Decade of... 261 Jul 28, 2022

My business coach John Richie recently shared some observations with me on what each decade of life and work represents as we...

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