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GAIN can simplify your execution
I joined a struggling business area a few years ago that had a small team of terrific people who managed hundreds of relationships with alumni associations, athletic departments, and universities, each...
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Time management: More than the check marks?
I ate a frog this week. I’ve always been very disciplined about my To Do list. I have one of those two-page-per-day Daytimers and take time every night to list everything I want to get done, moving...
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Respect the tomato
The Pomodoro requires 25 minutes of focus I get distracted easily. I haven’t gotten to the point where I can turn off my e-mail notifications while I’m working. I worry this will be the biggest...
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What’s your one thing?
I have a great film clip I use when I’m talking about simplicity. I was reminded of this clip as I read Peter Bregman’s terrific post in his How We Work blog on the Harvard Business site. Bregman...
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Embrace your daemon: Write the next chapter of your life story
A few years back, I led a change to the way MBNA America — at the time the world’s largest affinity credit-card lender — negotiated with its partners (and ultimately with each other inside the bank)....
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Improve execution and accountability with a Daily Huddle
I’m in a terrific new program that networking guru Keith Ferrazzi (Never Eat Alone, Who’s Got Your Back) is running and a recent exercise asked participants to describe ways they’ve kept their teams...
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Do you ever TOTALLY disconnect from work?
A ball and a patch of dirt is all Moroccan kids need to keep things simple. As you can see from the date of my last post, It’s been awhile since I’ve shared a few thoughts here. I’ve been a bit better...
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