Downside of “copy & paste” for leaders
When you’re writing or preparing a presentation and dealing with inanimate objects, the “copy and paste” or “cut and paste” feature can be your best friend. You can save a huge amount of time by writing over an existing file that includes all the formatting, images...
3 tips for positive monkey business
Now that the Chinese Year of the Monkey has begun, it’s a perfect time for you to introduce positive monkey business at work. No hanky-panky. Just fun camaraderie to put you─and your employees─into a positive state. When you feel cheerful and optimistic about your...
Are you too tightfisted with praise?
Yes, numbers are the language of business. Yes, company leaders need to focus on budgets, spending and other costs of doing business to strengthen the organization so they can better serve employees, customers and shareholders. Yet, do leaders really have to be as...
Why an ‘aha!’ helps behavior change
Want to lead others to behavior change? Don’t tell them to “Go fish!”… After all, who wants to listen to and obey a “command and control” dictator? Don’t teach them how to fish…. You might be able to listen and engage but it will be hit or miss to motivate someone to...
How bad learning drains/pains the brain
How many “knowing-doing” gaps did you deal with during the recent holiday season? Because of calendar quirks, I experienced two gaps—one pleasurable and one painful. On the pleasure side, even though I know better than to gorge on unhealthy food choices, I didn’t...
Avoid making these 3 mistakes
Whether you’re trying to identify good New Year’s Resolutions or wanting to building habits, please avoid making these three common mistakes. Taking on the “should do’s” not the “want-to-do’s.” Attempting to climb Mt. Everest before you’ve considered going to the top...
5 insightful business books for 2015
Staying cool under pressure—whether self-imposed, brought on by others or caused by the environment, especially the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world. Then figuring out how to work better with others and then performing at the top of your mental...
Craving certainty during the holidays
When my friend Connie lived on West 77th Street near Central Park West in New York City years ago, she threw one party a year. Like clockwork, the party was always on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving in her tiny 10th floor apartment, and well worth...
3 reasons why to ask and answer “Why?”
“Why do we exist?” “Why are we doing this now?” “Why should I care?” For the sake of your business, your brain and your anxiety level, you should frequently answer these “why” questions as well as encourage your team members and colleagues to ask you. What’s so...
