Over the past month, many company leaders have begun to plan for a gradual return to the workplace. We have seen approaches ranging from weekly shifts to phased-in returns to returns by floors in the office building. Unfortunately, none of these approaches considers all of the important factors in creating sustainable work arrangements.
Researchers who study high achievers now consider passion to be the "missing link." It is the intangible component that explains why some people and teams are better able to stick to their plans and achieve greater levels of success—success like Pierre Omidyar has achieved.
Building your competence boosts your confidence ... and confidence is a close friend to high achievers.
Building your competence is like cleaning your house. If you stop cleaning, dust collects. The need to clean never ends. In order to stick to it and achieve the success you deserve, the task of building competence also never ends.
Think of the last time you went to the circus. Remember the lion tamer?
Every courageous lion tamer uses three tools to control his fierce companions prowling around the cage: a whip, a stool, and a handful of tasty snacks.
Which of these tools is most valuable to the tamer?
Complexity creates a maze between you and success. Simplicity creates a clear line of sight.
Thinking in 3's is a technique we have been using for years. It is a powerful way to simplify organizational thinking. As a byproduct, it forces prioritization and focus, and the resulting clarity trickles down the organization.
Many of today’s leadership practices are rooted in historical military testing, application, and refinement. But what can business leaders gain from current-day military, specifically Navy, leadership practices that have been honed for years and now are used with today’s more complex, competitive leadership environment? A lot!
How effectively you perform these vital activities determines whether you will survive or thrive. In other words, plan and execute or become extinct.
In fact, senior executives predict that "very effective" strategy execution would improve operating profits by an average of 30 percent over two years.
