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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Question from your boss: “How often does the (“blank”) need to be (“blanked”)?

Answer: “I think the requirement is every two months.” . . . . followed by […]

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 […]

True or Fale:  Nobody ever makes a decision about anything anywhere.

Few are interested in being THE decision maker – the “buck stops here” – type. […]

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 = […]

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 […]

People can process 700 words per minute.

You can speak at 150 words per minute.

Therefore, your listeners have 600 wpm excess capacity that competes against your 150 wpm. […]

In a video game:

– A car pulls alongside of you, and the driver yells, “Hey a**hole, learn to drive!”

– A snooty lady with a toy poodle in […]

Football teams do not stumble onto the field on Sunday and hope for the best.  They prepare – all week.  40 hours at least.

Win or lose on Sunday, […]

Grandiose plans to change, fail dramatically.  Proof?  How are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions?

What works?  One push-up a day.

Why ? Because sustainable change occurs from incremental […]

How do you measure leadership results? How do you spend our leadership capital?

Consider the 20/60/20 Rule. (The “rule” hasn’t been passed through the rule committee yet).

20 percent […]