Goals & Practices
06.19.2007
The 'Pull Leadership' Manifesto
Today’s reading the “The ‘Pull Leadership’ Manifesto” by Stever Robbins, founder and president of LeadershipDecisionworks. This piece from the Harvard Business School Working Knowledge Archives caught my eye because of its thesis: “We need leaders who inspire others to follow, who engender loyalty.” Robbins calls this “pull” leadership and then goes on to identify twelve key […]
01.02.2007
Let’s Revise our Rituals
Happy New Year! I trust that you successfully rang out the old and in the new, perhaps made some resolutions (or goals) for the year, and are now ready to address what is before you with new energy and excitement. Today’s reading comes from Rick Brenner of Chaco Canyon Consulting. Rick notes that throughout the […]
09.27.2006
Working Journals
Many people have observed that journaling will change the way that you go about your work and your life. In today’s reading, Rick Brenner of Chaco Canyon Consulting observes that you record what you did and why you did it. And, you record what you didn’t do and why you didn’t do it. You record […]

02.28.2005
Time Management
Good morning! I found this short piece on time management last week and thought that I would share it with you. Most of the points are straight forward but he does offer some new insights. Have a great week…………….jim FINDING TIME Top Five Time Management Mistakes BY : Dr. Donald E. Wetmore 12/22/2004 […]

02.13.2005
Virtual Communications
One of the things that is becoming more important to all of us is “virtual communication,” whether one-on-one or with teams. Some of us are old hands at this, others are still learning. I’ve copied below three recent columns on the subject from Point Lookout, a free weekly email newsletter produced by Chaco Canyon Consulting. […]