I was on my way this past Sunday morning to pick up my weekly batch of donuts. Later in the day I made sure I stopped at the store on my way home from an In ‘n Out burger to get my potato chips and pint of ice cream. Call it my Sunday ritual. It’s …
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Imagine you were your competition. Now – as your competition – create a plan to put yourselves out of business. This may not seem like the question you would want to be asking yourself. One goal of every organization is at the least to stay in business, if not even thrive. Because we never do …
Several years ago I was working with an organization that was taking on a major transformation effort. They were restructuring the business, changing how people worked, and shifting the culture to one of “open communications.” Information had been power in this business so at face value, these goals made good sense. I was meeting with …
My 115 pound black lab Theo spent most of yesterday re-asserting his dominance among our small pack of dogs in the house (3 dogs, 2500 square feet…don’t ask). He spent the day knocking our new scrappy puppy Bonnie to the floor, growling to keep her in her place, and generally got back to being the …
A few years ago I had the privilege and pleasure of co-authoring You Don’t have to Do It Alone: How to Involve Others to Get Things Done with Dick and Emily Axelrod and Julie Beedon. At the beginning of the book we make the case for why NOT to involve others. It takes more time. It costs more money. In almost …