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Most people under-value the power of questions.   Questions are the key component of any meaningful conversation and communication.  If you don't ask questions you will not seem interested and you will not be gathering important information.  If you rely only on sharing stories or experiences you may run the risk of ending a thread of conversation after the second story and may even look as if you are trying to top their story with a bigger or better one, turning your conversation into a competition.  While this kind of interaction can

Feelings are one of the biggest problems to overcome when we are trying to focus and achieve goals.   They are a disruptive influence dragging us to low depths emotionally or soaring heights, but in order to concentrate and move towards our goals we must learn to observe feelings, understand them, keep them in check and use them advantageously.

Negative attitudes that creep into our thinking and the messages we tell ourselves each day are the biggest stumbling block to setting, working towards and achieving ambitious goals. If you are constantly telling yourself why you cannot succeed you are actually telling yourself to fail and guess what; you will. You must root out the negative attitudes and replace each one with a positive attitude in order to focus and succeed. The best thing is it is actually easy to do with focus, concentrated effort and a little planning.

Work-Life Balance is a growing problem among the clergy according to a New York Times article .  The result of an improper work-life balance is a host of other problems from obesity to stress to depression and each of these may lead to more serious complications and illnesses

Just imagine all of your employees are a perfect fit for their job, they are energized, enthusiastic and excited to come to work because they are a perfect fit for their work, they feel like part of the team and you are all in lockstep to achieve significant goals based on aspiring values.   It can happen with a focus on developing your organization.

When I started to work for a Fortune 200 company in 1971 there was no concept of Manager Fit.   A Managerial Fit Assessment had not yet been invented.  And, I'm sure there are some companies who are not ready for it yet.  The Boss like the Customer may not always be right but he was always the Boss.  People were expected to adjust their temparments to his, to follow his instructions and yada

Far and away the best survey of management competency and performance is a 360 degree survey assessment    It makes improving management almost as easy as a FIX IT Button.   This is the premier measurement tool for evaluating management and their effectiveness.  It streamlines the process by making it easy to complete online and  i

None of us are born with any habits. Our minds are pretty much like a clean slate or a wax tablet on which we begin writing in a chemical-electrical code based on everything that we perceive through our senses. As we grow we learn both good and bad habits.

If you are like most people, you tend to have too much stuff on your plate at any one time.   You load yourself up with things you need to do, ought to do and would like to do and then find yourself spending too much time on things that might be interesting or responding to emergencies that are not really important to your long-term goals.   This is known as a lack of focus.   When you lack focus you see the forest and all the trees but not the path through the forest. 

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