Here are some techniques that are different kinds of suggestions for getting things in focus and keeping your focus sharp. If you find that none of the techniques work, you may want to examine what you are trying to focus on. In some cases, being able to gain some clarity on what to focus on [...]
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Focusing by the Numbers, F is for Focus
Posted in ABC's of Leadership, Life, Time Management on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
D is for Doing – Introduction
Posted in ABC's of Leadership, Leaders on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It seems there is always too much to do and too little time. Sometimes when we end the day or year, and look back, we wonder, what did we DO? Where did the time go?
Doing” is the thing that moves you or your team or your community forward. An interesting and useful question to reflect [...]
Communication – My Start
Posted in ABC's of Leadership, Career, Communication on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Learning how to communicate has always been an active part of my, life and has heavily influenced some life choices I have made. My decision to move away from being a software engineer, over 20 years ago, to more of a management role partially came about when I realized that I was surrounded by engineers [...]
Communication – Favorite Quotes
Posted in ABC's of Leadership, Communication on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some great quotes, from some communication “greats!”
What we’ve got here is failure to communicate —Luke from Cool Hand Luke played by Paul Newman
Self-expression must pass into communication for fulfillment. –Pearl S. Buck
The problem with communication is the illusion that is has been accomplished. –George Bernard Shaw
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug [...]
Communication – Presentations Practice and Feedback
Posted in ABC's of Leadership, Communication on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For many years I have taught workshops on communication with individuals and groups, and it’s pretty clear to see that there are two main keys to improving personal communication: Practice & Feedback. Practice, we all know is important for getting good at anything. And feedback, too, is a vital tool. The feedback can come from [...]
Balance Tool – Job Performance
Posted in ABC's of Leadership, Career, Time Management, Tools on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wheel of Balance for Job Performance
My Time Management
Satisfied with My Job Performance
Staying Organized
Timely with Duties and Projects
Get Along with Collegues and Clients
Clear about My Role and Duties
Satisfied with My Team Participation
Staying on top of email, voicemail
This wheel is from exercises in the book, “Co-Active Coaching, New Skills for Coaching People Towards Success in Work and [...]
Balance Tool – Project Assessment
Posted in ABC's of Leadership, Tools on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wheel of Project Assessement
Sample project segments to balance a project (click for wheel):
cost
meeting milestones
tracking status
team
clients/customer
sponsor
issue resolution
quality
The concept of a wheel as a tool was adapted from the book, “Co-Active Coaching”.
I added the idea of using it to get a quick assessment for a project and the eigth project slides.
Balance Tool – Wheel of Life
Posted in ABC's of Leadership, Time Management, Tools on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sample life segments to keep in balance (click for wheel):
money
family
fun and recreation
physical environment
job/career
personal growth
health
friends
This wheel is from exercises in the book, “Co-Active Coaching, New Skills for Coaching People Towards Success in Work and Life“, by Laura Witwroth, Henry Kimsey-House and Phil Sandal.
Balance Tool – Wheel of Leadership/Management
Posted in ABC's of Leadership, Leaders, Tools on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sample segments to balance for a management and leadership (click for wheel):
organizing and staffing
planning
budgeting
controlling
promoting order
promoting change
setting vision
aligning people
motivating and inspiring
This wheel is from exercises in the book, “Co-Active Coaching, New Skills for Coaching People Towards Success in Work and Life“, by Laura Witwroth, Henry Kimsey-House and Phil Sandal.
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The Harvard Business Review Article, “What Makes [...]
Balance Quotes
Posted in ABC's of Leadership on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Democracy is not an easy form of government, because it is never final; it is a living, changing organism, with a continuous shifting and adjusting of balance between individual freedom and general order. – Ilka Chase
Happiness is not [...]
