MICROMANAGEMENT has always appeared synonymous with decreased productivity. It has also been considered a four-letter word when it is applied to “effective management.” I’m here to set the record straight. Micromanagement is a GOOD thing. Yes, I said a good thing. Are you shocked? Well you should be! It seems all the journals, advertisements, and speeches say that micromanagement is a BAD thing. We have been overwhelmingly taught that this practice will shut down assembly lines, stifle staff and management, and result in a loss of performance. This is not true, so let’s put micromanagement into its proper perspective. When I am finished you might just start using the phrase and the practice more often, and tell everyone else why it is a GOOD thing.
Click Here For Full Article...ARE YOU TOO BUSY living to create a life? Are you too busy working to create a career? Are you too busy managing rather than becoming a business leader? Are you just too busy because being busy is the only thing you know how to do?
Click Here For Full Article...OUR LIVES ARE MADE UP of a series of habits that we create over time. Do you believe you intentionally adopt behavior that places you in harms way? Some harm may come in the form of decreasing health. Other harm comes in self-defeating personality traits. I am referring to the persistent habits that develop harmful behavior. For example, we fail to get healthy, get into shape, and be good to others and ourselves.
Click Here For Full Article...OFTEN TIMES while trying to make a point the thought escapes me. As a result I’ll ask someone to wait a moment, so I can reclaim my train of thought. Moments later I’m able to recall the thought and continue.
Click Here For Full Article...WHAT WOULD THE WORLD BE like without you? Depending upon your age, you have had contact and influence early in your life and up to and including today. Just think for a moment who has influenced you and more importantly who is influencing you now. Many people throughout your life will leave a permanent imprint. You will also indelibly do the same for others.
Click Here For Full Article...IMAGINE YOU ARE HIKING through a wooded area and come upon a clear blue lake. As you approach a stream near the lake to fill your canteen, you stop. You see a mountain lion approaching. You have seen the lion but he has not seen you. In fact, he appears fixed on something else. Ahead you see what he has spotted; a duck drinking at the stream. The lion inches forward only to cause a cracking noise and he stops again. The duck turns slightly. You know he has seen the lion but he freezes. You can only imagine what the duck is thinking so you continue to remain still to see and not be seen by the lion. The duck begins to slowly move away from the stream, knowing he can’t outrun the lion. The lion then begins to move toward the duck but in a circular direction, without making a direct approach. You remain fixed on the events as they unfold.
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