Giving
The Christmas carol “Deck the Halls” starts out… “Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la! ‘Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la!” ‘Tis also the season of giving. Giving makes you jolly… Or happy and there is science to support […]
Creating An Impression
It’s holiday season. There are lots of holiday parties, meeting people, pressing the flesh; ever wonder how you come across to other people or what you don’t like about particular people you meet? We still judge people by how they look and act. Studies show that it takes seven seconds to make an initial judgement—but […]
Perception
Someone once said, “perception is reality”, a very true statement. I use this all the time. The way I see things is not how you may see them. Take the opening statement of this FFfT. I start out saying “Someone once said…” Given that I am in New York today at an event you may […]
Sharpen Your Saw
When Sanjay and I started the company in 2002 we were a different business. Our services revolved around process optimization or process improvement. What does that mean and how does it relate to people and improving themselves? Wikipedia defines it as “an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes.” Process improvement is not one […]
Planning vs. Execution
Motion vs. Action or Planning vs. Execution What’s the difference? Motion is when you’re busy doing something, but that task never produces an outcome. Action, on the other hand, is what gets you results. You can have the best plan in the world, but if you do not execute it is useless. “Vision without action […]
Work-Life Balance
There has been plenty written on this topic called work-life balance or work-life integration. I think we should look at it differently. Technology has made this concept nearly impossible. Clients, candidates, bosses, family members, and friends all try to reach us at all times of the day. We jump every time the phone buzzes and […]