Occasionally we discover TIMELESS wisdom that can be applied beyond the field for which it was entitled. This is case with the wisdom found in the classic text from Harry Dexter Kitson titled, The Mind of the Buyer: a Psychology...
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Read MoreThousands of years ago some very wise people wrote very inspiring wisdom that can benefit those who strive to achieve at any venture, regardless what that venture is. In the book of wisdom titled, Bhagavad Gita, from India,...
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CELEBRATE THIS DAY!!! It may go down as one of the greatest days in history. Today, I awoke to...
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If you experienced EMOTIONAL conflict at work, it is likely because you “rubbed”...
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Read MoreThis website is rich with [~500] important, time-saving, NUGGETS to help you succeed: Use this site’s SEARCH BOX to explore by topic of interest to you, such as: wealth, investing, time management, aging, optimum health,...
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About six months ago I bumped into a gentleman who was excelling at his workouts at our gym. At...
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Perfectionists are people whose ego is so strong as to prevent them from making decisions when...
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This is going to be a short, easy-to-read Nugget. Our nation is far too negative. It is filled...
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Age-old widsom echoed through the works of motivational experts such as Norman Vincent Peal, James...
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What separates winners from losers? Emotional Attention. They empower their objectives with a...
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During my lifetime, I heard many people, parents, employees, complain that, for them,...
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When women are paid less than men, it’s not the fault of the “system”....
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Read MoreYou don’t get paid for your effort. You get paid to produce results, outcomes, outputs. It is tiring to hear people say, “I tried.” When a company hires you to do work, it expects you to discover, solve,...
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Written goals, objectives, presentations, statements in shareholder reports, and anything else you...
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SUICIDE: protect yourself and especially your children from the desire to commit suicide. The...
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Read MoreEmployees are often so fed up with changes within a corporation that they seldom react to new directives, strategies and innovations until forced to do so. This 11-part series is intended for leaders who want to make major...
Read MoreChanging of the guards. If your change is a major one for your corporation there is much to be said for the New-Year’s adage of “out with the old and in with the new”. No. I certainly do not mean to fire...
Read MoreWhen making changes a powerful reinforcer comes in the form of stories. I’ve written Nuggets about the importance of story telling during your job interviews, but this same sense of importance and symbolism applies when...
Read MoreSmall steps can create big changes. Similarly, small actions create big impressions. When making change, check your alignment, and, of course, the alignment of others. Are you sending an email to someone internally? If so, do...
Read MoreYour employees are watching you. Are you behaving in ways that are consistent with the changes you are pushing throughout the corporation? Do your memos reinforce those changes? Do you host meetings to reinforce those changes?...
Read MoreAccountability accounts for success. Though checklists can be overdone, there are times when checklists are warranted and ought to be enforced until such times as actions become habitual, or processes fully automated. But the...
Read MoreIn any sport, it is the TEAM that wins. If every member of the team learns to work with each other, adapts to each other’s personalities to feed strengths and mitigate weaknesses, and if they rally around workable...
Read MoreAccept no excuses. Muscles don’t grow unless they are sufficiently challenged with heavier and heavier weights over time. Marathons are not won by giving in to aches and pains and succumbing to fatigue before the finish...
Read MoreDo you have the authority to make change? Do you have the full support of the board and all your executive stakeholders? When that day arrives when you stand before your entire employee population to announce your agenda and...
Read MoreOkay. So you are the new CEO. The chief honcho. The big cheese. The board hired you so they expect change. You have the authority to make almost any change you desire to the company. You have that magical power as if to wave a...
Read MoreAs long as an ineffective, expired or even a bad process is resourced, it will continue. Yet, few executives have the courage to pull the carpet from under an undesirable process. They sometimes fear the disruption that may be...
Read MoreA new process or program can only succeed when employees clearly recognize, accept, and believe in, the need to change from an existing, adequate program or process to a new one. Often, employees do not recognize a need for...
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How much time should managers or knowledge workers spend on each item on their Pareto list to help...
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Make PARETO your best buddy… Today, because of the ongoing trend in corporate downsizings,...
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People want to make the perfect decision. But there is NO such thing as a perfect decision. There...
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You’ve likely heard the expression that the first 100 days are the most important. If you...
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Knowledge workers are often frustrated at the lack of progress in their desired career path,...
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Knowledge workers, especially those in leadership positions, are often expected to make changes....
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Some consultants suggest knowledge workers should have one main goal with a handful of secondary...
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If you have read my earlier Nuggets, you saw that I advised subordinates to negotiate away some of...
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We were about to meet with a very difficult client, someone who had a reputation for being nasty,...
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Leaders are often so busy getting their job done, balancing hundreds of issues that they often let...
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In business, successful knowledge workers will take time to think before rushing into doing. The...
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I am motivated to write this Nugget because of a recent change made by our cable TV company. They...
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Leaders have so many responsibilities. A major responsibility is to balance forecasted and planned...
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Ask someone if they understand Karma and you’ll get a response akin to the following: If you...
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You have a Karma bank account. Without you ever knowing, each good deed is deposited into your...
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Your good Karma muscles need to be exercised from time to time. To make your Karma muscles...
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A SWOT analysis is an essential part of assessing before acting. Karma is watching to be sure you...
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No negotiation or friendship can possibly succeed in an environment of mistrust. Right thinking,...
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When you least expect it…You’ll be surprised. Learn not to be. Eastern philosophers...
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Do you have a bias or prejudice, or discriminate? If so, it is built upon misconceptions, bad...
Read MoreWhen you get to work today, take out a piece of paper and a pen and place it on your desk where you can easily access it. THAT is now your “Parking Lot”. Your “Parking Lot” is where you will record your...
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Work BOTH Brains–You Have 2: Your head contains a conscious mind and a sub-conscious mind. TWO...
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Forget about time management. There’s something better. Executives use a much better...
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No experience, no learning. The learning, the lesson, comes AFTER the experience. [Bhagavad...
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It is reported that over 148 inventions EACH occurred to two or more people, distant and in many...
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When I read about Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, expressing his thanks for hitting a milestone...
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As a team-bonding program, (ongoing), I initiated a call to our division personnel for a voluntary...
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Recently I was asked, “From everything you have been reading, what is your BEST...
Read MoreIs there a formula for achieving success? Yes. Of the many books and articles I’ve read, my favourite is a tiny book, “As a Man Thinketh”, by James Allan. Here’s a summary of success-making tips you will...
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You have access to a tool from which great things can be accomplished. It’s called...
Read MoreThis is not intended as an advertorial for GoDaddy.com, but I do have to reference it to write this important nugget. More specifically, I have to reference one of their many brilliant ads. Their “Stick it!! ad. [See...
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You must create face-to-face time with people. You must respect them. You must be remembered by...
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Whether job hunting, climbing the corporate ladder, innovating, or trying to accumulate vast...
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As I mentioned in a few of my previous nuggets, I really enjoy watching masters in action, any...
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I’m a student of greatness, of excellence, of how people create great things. I enjoy...
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Set the stage and define the characters: scene, location, atmosphere, challenge, people, amount of...
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A great way to get recognized and remembered is to tell an interesting story related to your work...
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Protect and nurture TRUST throughout your company. Humans are wonderful and capable. They can...
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One of the hallmarks of corporations is the scarcity of resources. Corporations often face the...
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In an earlier nugget I warned of the dangers from the “Icarus Paradox” and how that...
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Ever wonder why beautiful people are considered to be beautiful? Why great artistic masterpieces...
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“ICARUS PARADOX”. That is also the title of one of my all-time favorite books for...
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Many great revolutions in business, those inspiring breakthrough innovations, come from an outward...
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Ever wonder how those great companies discover great new products, strategies, advertising...
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Start with passion. Be passionate. Sustain your passion through hard times. But, be attentive to...
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During my very enjoyable career, I’d be so “charged up” that I’d start...
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Time and time again, I encounter poorly trained sales people who, lacking an informed answer, will...
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In life and in business there is much to be learned from studying the most successful people and...
Read MoreIt’s happens to everyone. The boss and a direct report are having a discussion during which there is a sudden, important interruption. When they try to return to their conversation, neither can remember their place in the...
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This has happened to each of you. You write an innocent, innocuous memo and hit...
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The power of a magnifying glass comes from focusing the energy of rays of sunshine. The power of...
Read MoreNot another moon-landing analogy? Yes. But, I have a slightly different viewpoint. I would like to direct your attention to the hundreds of departments and thousands of steps in each that were accomplished to make a moon...
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In business or in the world at large, we can benefit from role models of clear and straight...
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The great Archemides was the first person to discover the principle of mechanical efficiency:...
Read MoreWhen sending an email think about the other person receiving it. Your email will be competing with possibly HUNDREDS of incoming emails. Even on a slow day, I’d still receive more than 50 emails. To make effective use of...
Read MoreWhen managing my divisions I used to encourage my employees to think in terms of their “Contribution” not just about their actions and activities within the department or firm. Companies do not pay for actions....
Read MoreEach DAY be sure to accomplish at least one ACTION STEP from your “ALIGNED To-Do List”. Complete at least ONE of the top priority actions from your “aligned” to-do list EACH day. Reverse engineer...
Read MoreEveryone likes to succeed at what they do. Nobody wants or enjoys failing. Failing creates all manner of stress and discomfort sometimes leading to suicide. On the other hand, success is a boost to one’s ego, sense of...
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What can small-, and medium-sized businesses learn from MY life experience in photography from the...
Read MoreThe short answer? “NOPE”. You were born to succeed. Let’s take a look at the dynamics of failing and succeeding. Here’s a checklist to help you to recognize the failure-drivers often motivating...
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Are you an old-school or new-age marketer? Do you still depend on massive advertising budgets to...
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Are you struggling to compete in an ever-aggressive marketplace? For this nugget, think of your...
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Business owners often ask, “What makes for a great team and work environment?”...
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A business model is a combination of FOUR VERY IMPORTANT ELEMENTS and each of these absolutely,...
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In my world, when the discussion with my pro-bono clients comes around to the specifications of...
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