Bit of a leading question in today’s post title, eh?!
But before we go there let me remind you of this post all about Joe Manzini, the fictitious plumber.
Technically excellent but puzzled that his “plumbing proficiency” marketing message was falling on (mostly) deaf customer ears, he got a “lucky” break one evening by fixing a little [...]
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Some years ago my parents finally gave up trying to understand my rather techie explanations of what I did for a living as a “computer guy in a bank” - it was a challenge to uncouple their belief that I was apparently as much responsible for the ebb and flow of stocks as those harassed [...]
Number 3 in the “Friday Kin” series of blog posts which have caught my attention out there in the world wide glitter
GOLD: Do It Tomorrow (Chapter One):
This is chapter one from UK-based author and time management coach, Mark Foster’s book, “Do It Tomorrow“. I’ve read Mark’s first book “Get Everything Done and Still [...]
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
While my blog devotes a fair amount of time to creating self-initiated and desired changes in life and career, you’ve probably experienced that sometimes stuff just happens.
UK-based Simon Stapleton knows all about planned and unplanned changes - he’s a successful IT Manager and a cancer survivor.
I’ve spent some time on his blog because I feel [...]
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
One of the limiting aspects to my time management strategy has been a tendency to “over plan” goals and their related tasks - what I’d probably call an over indulgence in “self micro-management”, now that the jargon-creating neurons have lit up
By that I mean I’m one of those people who love planning around [...]
I recently discovered the “management wisdom” work of Nick McCormick and am looking forward to reading his book, “Lead Well and Prosper”.
In the meantime I checked out Nick’s interesting 6 minute management tips podcast with Dan Coughlin, intriguingly titled “The 1-3-6-Exercise“.
And although the focus of Nick’s site is on management, after listening I was struck [...]
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
But you’re reading it anyway, aren’t you?! Now what if word came down on high from layer 8 land (”the senior management”) that you were to stop reading this post immediately and get on with your allocated work.
Ah Ha! Now there’s a risk - reward decision to make and most likely your choice will depend [...]
As I chalk up 48 not out on ye olde terra firma today, my mind flickers through a panorama of images, emotions, people and places from this particular earth experience.
One of these timeless scenes has my mother saying “Seems just like yesterday” as we sit on the back door step drinking tea and eating digestive [...]
There are some great posts in Dan McCarthy’s Leadership Development Carnival this month - and I’m grateful to be included as one of the newcomers.
My favourite from those I read is by Michael Moore (no, not the Hollywood director) and features leadership lessons to be learned from one of the roles played by the [...]
List writing sometimes gets a bad press - perhaps because of the ‘endless hassle’ that To-Do lists create in some people’s minds.
But it doesn’t have to be that way and in fact I use lists as a very powerful process of reinforcing behaviours and feelings that ordinarily would escape my attention - or be soon [...]
