“While it’s true that someone can impede our actions, they can’t impede our intentions and our attitudes, which have the power of being conditional and adaptable. For the mind adapts and converts any obstacle to its action into a means of achieving it. That which is an impediment to action is turned to advance action. […]
Category: Business
Struggling to fill a role?
Why have 2 mid-level jobs go unfilled for months when you could combine the most important tasks from the 2 and hire 1 senior person? It would cost less to hire 1 senior person than 2 mid level and you could pass the less important tasks to a junior staff (elevating their role). If not […]
Character is fate…
“You should invite to your table because they are deserving, others because they may come to deserve it…” -Seneca Similar to the ‘ready now’ vs ‘future ready’ concept in recruiting leaders, if you are someone who is not quite there with the required experience or competency but you have the right the character: – the […]
Important tasks versus Urgent tasks … Which matters most?
It’s hard to say without context but if a family member has been rushed to hospital then whatever you’re doing can stop and you urgently travel to the hospital. A email floating into your inbox when you’re just about to start some deep focus work isn’t as important. It’s easier to attend to ‘urgent’ work […]
Are we getting the ‘working day’ wrong?
One of the best ways of measuring your fitness levels is with VO₂ Max which is the maximum rate of oxygen you can consume whilst exercising. The higher it is indicates a higher level of cardio fitness and endurance. And whilst there are different types of exercise you can perform to improve your VO₂ max, […]
What you say ‘YES’ to today, you are saying ‘NO’ to something else…
REMEMBER! What you say ‘YES’ to today, you are saying ‘NO’ to something else… Time is a zero sum game. If one of your meetings overruns by 10 minutes – something or someone will have to be sacrified later on. If a collegue or employee comes to you with something ‘urgent’, whatever you’re doing will […]
Cloning Talent Kills Your Organization
Could it be that you are slowly killing your business by the way you recruit talent? Maybe you are missing out on acquiring top talent by not thinking outside the box? Maybe your recent hire is under-performing or even worse – quit within the first 6 months? It could be time to change the way […]