From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Effective Meetings: The Participant’s Responsibility

Productivity

There is an epidemic running rampant through Corporate America. The disease is called “Ineffective Meetings.”  I’ve been researching the topic of how to have more effective meetings, but all my research has found the leader’s point of view on the topic. I want to discuss it from the participant’s point of view, with the understanding [...]

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Keeping Little Mistakes Little

Encouragement

Just read a great blog post written by Ron Edmondson “7 Ways to Recover from a Major Failure or Mistake.” It got me thinking about those little mistakes we make from time to time that cause embarrassment or upset to someone. I’m considering things  like forgetting an appointment, running late for an important event or [...]

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On Accountability

Leadership

I wrote a post on the importance of having and how to choose people for your inner circle.  Accountability is a benefit of having an inner circle.  What is accountability? There’s personal accountability which is accepting responsibility for your life and decisions you make. Michael Hyatt wrote an excellent post on Leadership and Accountability in [...]

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The Prodigy Scapegoat

Personal Development

“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all” Michelangelo
When I read a quote that inspires me to press on or challenges my thinking, I write it down. (If you follow me on
Twitter you’ve seen a lot of quotes from my collection.) I’ve pondered the above [...]

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