How a Top Leader Organizes Her Time
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Laurie, the chief operating officer for an organization of 12,000 people. While time […]
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Stay Interviews from the Millennial Point of View
One of the more recent fads in HR circles has been the so-called stay interview. In other words, meeting with
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How Presence of Mind Adds to the Bottom Line
My wife and I just spent a wonderful week in Hawaii, a chance to relax and reflect. Of course, my
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Stop Multi-tasking and Boost Your Productivity
Juliette thinks she’s a master at multi-tasking. She responds to e-mails, checks Facebook, talks with passing colleagues and does her
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The Essential Secret to Good Judgment
I visited with a senior leader from a Fortune 100 company last month. At one point, he said, “My dad
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Systemize Decisions to Boost Performance
Dr. Daniel Levitin, writing in his book The Organized Mind, discusses the behaviors of what he call HSPs, or Highly
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Are You Industrializing the Coffee Cake?
One of my small indulgences is the coffee cake at Starbucks. I’ve always loved digging into it with a fork
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Interviewing for a Skill Set You Don’t Have
“How do you interview for a skill set you don’t have yourself?” I was asked this question the other day
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Are You a Student of Error?
Do you learn best from success or failure? Upon reflection, most people will say failure. The question is what do
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Your Choice — Control or Success?
I had a conversation with a small business owner (SBO) recently that went like this: SBO: “I feel like