Adaptability
This week I am in Cascais, Portugal for an EO (Entrepreneurs Organization) conference. We call them University’s because there is a lot that we learn and share. A few years ago, I was sent for work to Amsterdam with a coworker. She was very excited because she loved to travel, but what happened during our […]
You Are Who You Are
There is a phrase: “How you do anything is how you do everything”. I believe this to be true, for the most part. They say a messy desk is a sign of genius. I am no genius, but my desk at the office is a mess. It drives my assistant nuts. My room at home […]
Goals
Happy New Year. As January accompanies us into a new year, with it brings a new sense of focus, new resolutions and new goals. A couple of years back, I encouraged the J2 team to create vision boards to facilitate a more inspired goal setting exercise, which I wrote about in last January’s goal-setting FFfT. […]
Change Ahead
Paul Getty said “…experience could be your worst enemy”. Sounds counter intuitive. But it’s not. Having managed lots of projects, from software implementations to custom development, I consistently hear, “We’ve always done it this way.” Yes, there may be merit to doing some things the same way over and over again. However, change and innovation […]
Placebo Effect
We can manifest our future with our thoughts. We’re all familiar with the placebo effect: the positive result that’s incorrectly attributed to a treatment or action. We hear about this most often as it relates to medical research, with some patients mistakenly thinking their symptom improvement is due to the “medication” they received in the […]
A-Players
We talk a lot about the importance of building a team of A-Players, but what does that mean? An A-Player is someone who is the right person in the right seat at the right time. The “right person” is someone who aligns with our core values – relationships, service, and expertise. The “right seat” means […]