So what is the status of your New Year’s Resolution? In my experience (see Resolutions blog), most resolutions don’t see the second week of January, let alone the second month of the year. What if, instead, we committed to one thing that could make us more effective? What if we asked, “What one thing can [...]
I recently found myself in a pleasant conversation with an administrator of higher education. The college had hired me as a consultant to advise them on the future of their technology program. Kim Hunter shared with me some sage advice that her college advisor had shared with her many years before, advice that she has [...]
While driving home from work on a recent Friday, I was stopped by a police officer who claimed that I had made an illegal turn. I knew for a fact that I had turned with a green arrow, but because the attitude of the officer was very provoking, I simply said, “I am not going [...]
We’ve all heard the expression, “It’s not who you are, it’s who you know.” And while there may be some truth to that, I think that really “It’s not who you know but who knows you.” Why the distinction? Because people do things for people they know. They do more for people they like. And [...]
This video highlights the shapes in Clifford A. Bailey’s Get in SHAPE™ program, which marries personal and organizational development principles to re-shape perspectives and empower individuals to become more effective in all they do. (S.H.A.P.E. = Securing Higher Achievement and Personal Effectiveness.™)
The recent news about Steve Jobs stepping down from Apple was disheartening to all of us in the information technology field. Under the visionary leadership of Steve Jobs, Apple was transformed from a fringe computer company to the world’s leader in innovation. A transformation like this requires passionate vision – vision that sees way beyond [...]
I have come to the realization that, in addition to my daily or weekly To-Do list, I also need a Perhaps list. By this I mean that I need to be realistic in what I can accomplish in the 24 hours I have in a day. When I have discussed this with people, the idea [...]
When I was a teenager, my parents told me that they would match whatever I could save in order to buy a car. I worked very hard toward that goal, and when I had saved enough, my parents honored their promise. I loved that car and took excellent care of it. It was always clean [...]
If you were to ask me today, “How’s business?” I would respond positively, as I always have. And it’s a genuinely positive response. TechSoft Systems is experiencing fantastic growth. We have had opportunities to present proposals to new clients, expand relationships with current clients, form valuable partnerships and serve a broader range of companies than [...]