Reducing Your Stress

The frustration of not getting it all done How often have you wondered why it takes so long to get something done? You plan out your day or the project, you figure out what you or your staff will accomplish, but somehow it takes much longer than you expected. If it’s...

The Executive Balancing Act

Handling the stress of walking the tightrope between success and failure Some call it putting out the daily fires; others call it walking a tight rope.  To handle the stress that goes with being an executive, we need to do both, but more importantly we also need...

No Excuses

Procrastination leading to stress I hear it all the time: I have no work; I am so busy; I have no work; I have no time, I’m really busy; I have no money. What really gets to me are the complaints of no work followed by the statement that “I didn’t have time to get the...

Who Do You Listen to

Leadership and seeking professional advice We all seek advice from time to time, but we are often as disappointed as we are satisfied with the advice we get.  Sometimes it is a matter of the blind leading the blind as the old saying goes, and sometimes...

Keeping It Positive

A positive approach to leadership We’ve all heard of the power of positive thinking and perhaps some of us have felt it has become a trite or overused expression.  However, I would like to explore where and how the use of a positive approach to life and...

It’s All About Good News

Leaders focus on good news With all the doom and gloom out there, one might ask “what good news?” Unfortunately everywhere we turn we hear or read or are told about how bad things are. As we all know there seems to be a media frenzy reminding us about how bad it is,...