What happens when you think about how to walk down stairs while walking down stairs? What about when you have re-type an online password while thinking about getting it correct? The man before his time, Yogi Berra, said that "you can't hit and think at the same time." Habits become instinctual - literally. As a [...]

Consider: Politician "A" remarks that Politician "B" is member of a white supremacist group. (lie) Baseball player "A" writes a book accusing baseball player "B" of using steroids. (lie) A headline announces "Joe Doe Accused of Sexual Harassment" (lie) First liar wins . . . each victim is now in a defensive posture. It's horrible, [...]

Our front yard has a very visible sign proclaiming, "This home is protected by an ADT security system" But it is not. "Beware of Dog" with no dog. A bookshelf teeming with all the classics . . . all unread.  A man with fitted Italian silk suits and a Rolex on his wrist . . [...]

Why do we use expressions that we don't understand?  Does it matter?  Probably not, but it's Friday and I'm feeling silly.   "There's more than one way to skin a cat." WTF?! Who's skinning cats?  Worse, who is trying various methods? "Kill two birds with one stone." Again, horrible - Who's killing birds with stones? [...]

I received some great feedback about my "measuring" post.  Thank you. The feedback identified the importance of measuring the "right" thing - the varsity level of the concept.  For example, if you want to lose weight, and you choose to measure the mpg of your car, mpg of your car will improve - I guarantee [...]

Question from your boss: "How often does the ("blank") need to be ("blanked")? Answer: "I think the requirement is every two months." . . . . followed by silence. NO! NO! NO! Question from your boss: "Did Susie create the ("blank")  and then send it to, Jim? Answer:  Yeah - she should have. NO! NO! [...]

Corporate metrics - uggh.  Too many, too complicated, and out of touch.   However, if you want to improve something - measure it, graph it, and put in right your face and your team's face - make it big and annoying. Everyday graph the thing you are measuring.  You should have two horizontal lines:  where [...]

True or Fale:  Nobody ever makes a decision about anything anywhere. Few are interested in being THE decision maker - the "buck stops here" - type.  The same for assuming responsibility for a project, assignment, or group performance.   Where is the "I am the wo/man in charge! I take full responsibility for the success [...]

Have you fallen short of (or failed to start) a goal/desire because you couldn't find the motivation? We implicitly assume that motivation creates action. No motivation = No action. What if that assumption is incorrect? What if, in your case, action creates motivation? And the reverse is never true. You want to .... (fill in [...]

Do you make time for charity?  Volunteering for the Habitat for Humanity or the local soup kitchen - applying your efforts to improve the lives of others is rewarding on many levels. Have you considered making time for the forgotten charity of "YOU"? The "future you" . . . is a different person than you [...]