Distraction Hurts Creativity*
“Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time, and more tranquility. Ask yourself at every moment, ‘Is this necessary?” …
Find Your Motivation: Improve Performance for You and Your Teams
As 2018 draws to a close, we encourage you to take time for reflection and renewal. For inspiration, we are sharing the Harvard Business Review article, The 3 Things Employees Really …
Sharpen Your Saw With Life Balance
Have you heard the parable of the woodcutter straining to cut down a tree? His blade is dull, he is exhausted, but he is too busy to stop to sharpen …
Put Away the Magic 8 Ball: Three Steps to Making Strategic Decisions
Making decisions is easy, right? It’s something we do all the time that takes little effort. Here’s real the scoop. Truly strategic decisions aren’t made willy-nilly. There are specific steps …
Meeting Agenda Template: Simple yet powerful tool for kickstarting your superpowers
We’re going out on a limb and guessing that you probably spend more time than you want in meetings. Meetings are something we do a lot. They can be productive …
Capacity Framework: Tool for Taking Effective Action
High impact managers and leaders make deliberate decisions about how they are going to accomplish a task. That is the practice that distinguishes a high impact manager and leader. They …
Using Your Superpowers – Taking Action
I don’t have to be perfect. I have to act. Being a high impact manager and leader isn’t about being perfect. It’s about making the best decisions you can and …
Alignment Checklist
Seeking alignment is a critical skill for high impact managers and leaders. It is your secret weapon – the x-ray vision that will help you spot obstacles and find and …
Deal With Distractions
During our recent “Find Your Focus” webinar, we asked nonprofit managers what gets in the way of their focus. A top answer was distraction. For these managers distractions came in …
Take Things Off the Plate
Doing your best work means focusing on only your most important work. In Great At Work, Morten Hansen talks about “doing less, and then obsess”—choosing a few priorities (we call …