“You have a meeting to make a decision, not to decide the question.” – Bill Gates*** Have you sat in meetings where only a select few get… or take… the floor to speak? Have you sat in meetings where freedom reigns and the conversation is all over the map? Maybe …
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“Confidentiality is the essence of being trusted.” – Billy Graham*** I recently wrote a confidentiality policy for a client. Having worked so many years in healthcare, there are so many instances in which the subject of patient confidentiality as well as employee confidentiality are raised in conversations and in-servicing. It …
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“Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.” – Dalai Lama*** Creating a calm work environment is not an impossibility. It’s true that there are a variety of personalities and attitudes in these surroundings but as leaders we have to try to maintain the stronger influence… no control… over the environment. …
“Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.” – Mario Andretti*** I remember working in my office on a project. Each day was usually filled with meetings, updates and conference calls. I could usually get my end of day email, voicemail time in without a …
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“What you allow is what will continue.” – Author unknown*** When writing policies and procedures remember it applies to more than one or two persons. Policies and procedures are written for the benefit of the organization and to create consistency in how work is done and problems addressed. A policy …
“Anything a customer can do for themselves is where service stops and relevance begins.” – Jim Blasingame*** It was predicted earlier in the year that Covid-19 had created an economic instability that would linger for some time after populations increased the rate of vaccination obtainment and moved closer to herd …
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“Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” – Keri Russell*** We all know someone who has lived through the pain of a bad marriage, an unfulfilled career, harmful habits or an undisciplined lifestyle. Thankfully there can be life and even success after each. What was the …
“The secret of getting things done is to act!” —Dante Alighieri*** We all need to get things done. There was a brief period of time, during the COVID-19 shut down in America, when there was no urgency in getting through a To Do list. As everyone was shut in at …
“Information and communications technology unlocks the value of time, allowing and enabling multi-tasking, multi-channels, multi-this and multi-that.” – Li Ka Shing*** We live in a technological world. We no longer restrict communication to mailing letters through the post office and calling someone on a desk or home phone. We barely …
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers*** Covid-19 drove millions of workers to new work locations – home! It drove worshippers to new methods of spiritual development, access and support, forcing church leaders to forge new virtual …
“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” – Sydney J. Harris*** In my last post we talked about “Distractions Working Smarter Not Harder.” Since we are still in the earlier part of the year and many of us are still working on goals and resolutions …
“Focus comes from eliminating distractions.” – Author Unknown*** They call it the Information Age… The Digital Age, however, we live in the Age of Distractions. The waters of clarity get muddied when we say, “We must master the art of multitasking.” Are you struggling with managing your time and eliminating …
“If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.” — Jim Barksdale, former CEO of Netscape “What gets measured gets done.” That’s an old saying I used to hear repeatedly in the business world. I have been thinking about it quite …
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“Build a network of people who inspire, challenge and motivate you to make bold, fearless moves.” – Jo Miller*** America has just gone through an incredible electoral process, culminating in the inaugural celebration of a new president. The new president, Joseph R. Biden and the new Vice President Kamala Harris, …
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“The dream is free. The hustle is sold separately.” – Steve Harvey*** We have once again been blessed, yes blessed, to arrive at this point in time when the year is about to change its numbers by stepping up a notch. We can look at it as stepping up a …
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“For tomorrow belongs to the people who plan for it today.” – African Proverb*** This year has introduced a number of surprises, chaos and challenges; some good, some not so good. Regardless of which end of the spectrum one might have landed throughout the year, I’m sure we would all …
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“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.*** When I was younger I would often put off cleaning my bedroom for several reasons. Our bedrooms were on the second floor and our definition of messy was dusty furniture and …
“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.” — Seth Godin*** I thought long and hard about what to write for this week’s posts. Several ideas came to mind, some of which, I began to formulate content but none of it settled well within my …
