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“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker I love that quote from Mr. Drucker.  How much time to organizations and individuals [...]

“Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.” – Napoleon Bonaparte Regardless of your industry, it seems virtually everyone ends up on the same career path.  [...]

“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” – Benjamin Disraeli Stop me if this sounds familiar (no, actually, keep reading).  Someone works in your [...]

“Nothing changes if nothing changes.” – Unknown In the past couple of weeks I’ve had a very frustrating experience on several different occasions.  It’s happened before, but apparently my [...]

“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” – Josh Billings Leaders are constantly being pulled in multiple directions.  The [...]

“Lost time is never found again.” – Benjamin Franklin The theme at our most recent Dynamic Leadership Forum centered around productivity.  A big part of productivity is making effective use [...]

“The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager.” – Peter Drucker I like the Drucker quote above this but it’s also a little scary.  Unfortunately, I [...]

It’s a holiday and we all need it, so here’s something a little different.  Does your career sometimes feel like this?  When I watched this the first time, I laughed, mostly [...]

“…It’s not about the effort, it’s about the outcomes.” – Maynard Webb Recently I was visiting with the CEO of a local manufacturing enterprise.  He was expressing his frustration over the [...]

“Creative thinking…is not a mystical talent.  It is a skill that can be practiced and nurtured.” – Edward de Bono It’s not an original statement to say we live in a complex, uncertain [...]