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If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority.
When everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority. If everything is important, then nothing is important. Medicine responds to this potential dilemma with…
October 2, 2008
What DIDN’T you do?
Often when a project goes awry or a deadline is not met, I am regaled with long explanations of all the things that were done…
September 26, 2008
Trying Differently
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is a form of insanity. Trying differently can be more difficult than it…
September 25, 2008
Systemize Your Success
“Every activity contains a series of steps that must be completed correctly to be successful. Systemize your success. Identify the critical steps required to complete…
September 22, 2008
Leadership in the Breach
The Collier Companies operates student housing. One of the critical factors with student housing is the annual “turnover” every August, where 60 percent or more…
September 19, 2008
An Easy Way to Avoid Learning
Want to avoid learning? Want to ignore the lessons? Then find the inevitable exception and cling to it! Argue passionately! Vehemently! As a leader, I…
September 18, 2008
Seeing the World Through the Eyes of a Wise Heart
Confession: I can get “task focused” quite easily. Some might say it is my default mode. I have a tendency to start to see anything…
September 16, 2008
Going to the Mountain Top
To me, the phrase “Going to the Mountain Top” means going to a quiet place, a place of reflection, peace, and solitude where you can…
September 12, 2008
“The Power of Unreasonable People”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on…
September 8, 2008
Truths Are Caught, Not Taught
I believe that the task of a leader, as a parent at home or as a supervisor at work, is to find ways to bring…
August 29, 2008
Responsible = Response Able
When you are “response able” you are able to choose your response. No “But I had no other choice.” No arguing for your weakness, no…
August 18, 2008