Every day some events occur to us that we have ZERO control over.
However, we have 100% control over our response.
For example, a draw bridge, train crossing, or an auto accident may delay your commute home from a long day’s work. Rather than getting mad or angry, use the newly found time to your benefit.
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Happy Halloween Team Art!
October has been a busy month! We traveled to Spain to see my father-in-law; I had my 60th birthday and attended Christina and John’s beautiful wedding.
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I guess it takes a pandemic for many corporations to wake up and understand the same values I’ve been instilling with clients since 1989?
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Stop letting the process manage you! Become the champion of your game plan and achieve sustainable profits.
Entropy is a giant sucking sound to your profits!
Follow my three-phase methodology to breaking your entropy creep!
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You have heard me recommend internal friendly rivalries. Here’s one for the record books! On the final NASA Space Shuttle mission, Atlantis, on July 8, 2011, to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts left a United States flag to be retrieved by the next group of astronauts to arrive from American soil. The friendly competition was between Boeing and SpaceX. On June 1, 2020, nearly nine years later, a NASA team of astronauts captured the flag when they arrived aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft!
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How many KPIs do you manage?
I worked with a client who was trying to build an electronic dashboard for 50+ KPIs. When there is this number of KPIs, the information becomes white background noise and many organizations succumb to analysis paralysis.
It took time to convince, but we were able to reduce the number to The Relevant Few.
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After the last few months of navigating Covid-19 conditions, we can expect that the next 15-18 months will require patience as we wait for the virus to dissipate, for individuals to build antibodies and for vaccines to be developed.
There has been much voiced and written about the “new normal”, when we can expect to work remotely, restaurants to have plexiglass walls between tables, and masks to be worn 24/7. I don’t subscribe to this vision of the future.
Let’s stop to think about the past and current pandemics; yes, current pandemic! HIV/AIDS is still ongoing and has taken an estimated 25 to 35 million lives since its origin in 1981!
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Let’s spend a few minutes talking about the anticipated launch of your post COVID-19 strategy. This event will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to reset, regroup and retool your enterprise.
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Today is a moment of unprecedented change. The COVID – 19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to all businesses around the world. Don’t think of this a problem, but opportunities for those individuals that are faster, flexible, and responsive to change. We cannot let fear paralyze us from inaction.
One of the biggest challenges I see with organizations is to just start. They need to set aside their self-doubt. I’ll say to them: “It’s time to Knock the Training Wheels Off and start our journey”. This is exactly what many organizations need to do right now!
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So what is the difference between a vendor and supplier partner?
A vendor supplies products. Examples are; when at a sports or entertainment venue and you buy; soda, beer, food or candy.
Suppliers are enterprises providing goods and services that are recognizable to you as the customer.
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