Category: Patience
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Reading Bad News in the Morning Reduces Work Effectiveness
Have you ever wondered whether reading bad news in the morning can have a negative impact on your productivity? According to a new study by Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan in the latest Harvard Business Review, “consuming negative news CAN make you less effective at work.” In their study, participants who were exposed to negative…
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Be Courageous — Don’t Fear Failure
Reggie Jackson was known as “Mr. October”. During the regular season was a very good ballplayer. But during the postseason, especially late in games, Reggie was one of the greatest clutch hitters in baseball history. In 27 World Series games, he hit 10 home runs (including four in a row), had 24 RBI and batted…
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Seek First to Understand
One of my favorite leadership books is Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. While all his habits are helpful, I continually go back to Habit #4: “Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood.” That involves BOTH understanding and communicating, but the first step is understanding. Sales people are notorious for spewing out…
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Leadership and Keeping Your Head
“If you can keep your head, when all about you are losing theirs…yours is the earth and everything in it” – From “If” by Rudyard Kipling. This is my all-time favorite poem. The message is simple: strong leaders keep their wits in difficult situations. They have learned that panic does not lead to sound decision…