by admin | Nov 25, 2012 | Employee Engagement, Motivation, Performance Improvement, Productivity
Stop for a moment and ask yourself, “Why do I do what I do?” Why does my business exist and why should anyone care?” Simon Sinek believes that all great leaders think, act, and communicate the same way – just the opposite of everyone else. He uses as his examples...
by admin | Nov 5, 2012 | Creativity, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Productivity
Why are some people more creative than others? Is it possible to become more creative? The answer is a definitive yes, but you have to consciously cultivate it. In the words of Jack London “You don’t wait for inspiration, you go after it with a club.” So clubs in...
by admin | Oct 28, 2012 | Creativity, Employee Engagement, Energy, Performance Improvement, Productivity, Work Life Balance
Here’s a riddle for you: What do sleep cycles, seasons, lunar cycles, music, tides, space-time strings, and rotation of the earth, planets, and sun have in common with outstanding, sustainable business results? The answer is rhythm. Nearly everything in the world...
by admin | Sep 5, 2012 | Performance Improvement, Personal Development
I am fascinated by the concept of agile/iterative development. After seeing firsthand how dramatically product quality, time to market, and adaptability improved when teams I managed began using these principles, I became intrigued at how these concepts could be...
by admin | Aug 5, 2012 | Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Goal Setting, Motivation, Performance Improvement, Productivity
A recent edition of the Mckinsey Quarterly had some rather stunning statistics. The first was that people who are fully engaged at work – mind, body, and spirit (i.e. in the zone), are 5 times as productive. As in 500% more productive! Mckinsey also states that most...
