Book Summary: “How To Delegate” by Robert Heller
Delegating is an essential element of any manager's job, and it frequently comes up as an area of question and frustration for my clients. When done properly, delegating provides real benefits for everyone involved. Done poorly, or not at all, it can make an...
The Driving Force of Personal Goals
Unfortunately, many people go through life without ever identifying what they want, where they want to go, or who they want to become. They wonder why they feel frustrated, never achieving anything significant. What they should realize is that the difficulty is in...
How to Survive Being Overwhelmed
Everything seems to go faster these days, leaving people feeling overworked and overloaded. And this is the time of year that we often feel especially busy...that there's too much to do...overwhelmed! Well, never fear. My friends at Resource Associates Corp. have some...
What’s It Like to Have a Coach?
Having a coach is like having your own personal navigator for your life's journey. The coach helps you chart your course and reach your destination. Imagine having someone in your corner who is totally committed to your success. Someone who always encourages the...
Ready. Set. Goals. 2012.
Every successful individual or organization has a plan. You need to know where you are today and what you want to accomplish in the future. However, just knowing what you want to accomplish is only the first component of a successful equation. The balance of a...
Book Summary: “Our Iceberg is Melting” by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber
I came across "Our Iceberg is Melting. Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions" when looking for a book on organizational change. I was then pleased to see that the forward was written by Spencer Johnson who authored "Who Moved My Cheese" and...
If C.H.A.N.G.E. Were an Acronym
Managing Change in Organizations. If change were an acronym, what would it be? C.H.A.N.G.E.: Constant Havoc Amidst Needy Grumbling Employees or C.H.A.N.G.E.: Challenging, Hostile, And No-Good Edicts (from management) or C.H.A.N.G.E.: Corrosive Headaches Arriving and...
Mastering Facilitation for Improved Results
"My project is behind schedule, over budget and we're not delivering on our key objectives!" she exclaimed. "What can I do?" As the project leader of a multi-million dollar, year-long project whose team members spanned 4 counties and multiple time...
Book Summary: “The One Minute Manager” by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
Here's an oldie but goodie for you. Blanchard has coauthored over 30 best-selling books, including The One Minute Manager which has sold more than 13 million copies and has been translated into more than 37 languages. Kenneth T. Derr, former Chairman & CEO of the...
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