Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things DoneBy: Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan Execution is the main reason companies fall short of their promises, and the gap between what a company's leaders want to achieve and the ability of their organizations to deliver it. Strategies fail most often because they aren't executed well. Leaders play a [...]
Author: Jeff McLeod
Jeff Bezos On The Roots To Amazon’s Success
Jeff Bezos rocked the world when he announced that he was stepping down as CEO of Amazon. Jeff founded the company in 1994 as a small online bookstore. In 27 years he turned Amazon into an unrivaled tech powerhouse selling over 350 million products and growing it to a trillion-dollar business. In Bezos’ email announcing [...]
The Secret to Setting Goals For Massive Success
Less than 10% of people achieve their goals. They lose focus, they become overwhelmed, they find excuses, and they give up. For the longest time the way I set goals was completely wrong. I had too many, they were ambiguous, they were too big, and they were incomplete leaving huge holes in my life. So [...]
7 Ways to Practice Gratitude to Quickly Improve Your Mood and Life
Don’t Follow Your Passion… Make It
Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well
Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback WellBy Shelia Heen & Douglas Stone Feedback always comes up when people are asked to list the most difficult conversations they have. When we give feedback, we notice that the receiver isn’t good at receiving it. When we receive feedback, we notice that the [...]
Keep It Simple
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”— Leonardo da Vinci Simple is harder than it looks. It takes time. It takes thought. It takes removing precious work you have invested hours in. It means creating with the goal of simplicity from the start, boiling things down to the essentials, and endless revision. Simple is essential for success. [...]
How to Get What You Want
My kids are big fans of chocolate milk. One morning when we were running errands, they were adamant about getting chocolate milk at Starbucks. I wasn’t particularly looking forward to two young kids all hopped up on sugar. Plus, we were short on time. “Sorry guys, we gotta get going if we are to make [...]