Tag Archives: focus

The Tyranny of the Possible

Having clear objectives is a protection against the maelstrom of ideas that fly about in the creative brain. Goals give us discipline. They put backbone in our time management decisions. Continue reading

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Getting What You Want In 6 Steps

The key to getting what you want is staying focused. Without focus your days will fill with unsatisfying information processing and unproductive busy-ness. Try this 6-step approach… Continue reading

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Playing a bigger game

Ever find yourself tied up in knots over little things that went wrong? Playing a bigger game helps us to be more intentional with our cerebral real estate and improve alignment to our goals. Read on… Continue reading

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Patience is highly overrated IMHO

In my book patience is not a virtue and good things don’t come to those who wait. You can quote me. Continue reading

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Working Mentorship

Last month I had a conversation with someone who counseled me to ensure that I was keeping a healthy balance of tactical versus strategic goals.  I love that we had that conversation and have given quite a bit of thought to it in … Continue reading

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Focus Under Fire

The ability to focus on the right things during times of apprehension or overload is a leadership differentiator of the highest magnitude. One reader’s comment at HarvardBusiness.org struck me as the simplest definition of leadership under pressure I’ve ever encountered. … Continue reading

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Focus Management In The Information Age

Keeping our goals front and center will help us stay aligned and play a bigger game. This blog contains an exercise to help identify daily wins. Continue reading

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