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Never lose your student mindset
If I had the opportunity to start over, as in from primary, through secondary and then on to university, I’d be a much better student. I wouldn’t waste time complaining about things I can’t control – like teachers’ personalities, and homework and I’d focus more on learning and being more curious about subjects, even those…
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Eliminate the unnecessary…
…to get to the essential. How do you determine what is essential to you and your business? Commit to creating some transformation in the world. Transformation that leverages your skills and talents. Then start talking about it…and don’t stop. JASON LEISTER In the book of Ichigo Ichie, authors Garcia and Miralles share in the chapter…
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Competency without alignment = Burnout
You have the vision, the framework, your plan of action. You design a roadmap for execution and you determine criteria for measuring impact. This is clear, crisp and linear. Yet things still fall apart. Some say competency might be the missing link; but I’d argue that competency without alignment just leads to burnout! In my…
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When Talent Becomes a Gift…
We don’t get to choose our natural talents but we do get to choose what we do with those talents we’ve been given. Talent by itself is not enough. We have to first identify those not so obvious talents. Next we need to work toward improving upon our talents. But beware of those natural talents…the ones…
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The Greatest Asset in Your Business? – YOU!
In financial accounting, assets are economic resources. Anything tangible or intangible that is capable of being owned or controlled to produce value and that is held to have positive economic value is considered an asset. Tangible assets are physical, material and financial resources, such as: plant machinery office equipment and Intangible assets are valuable resources…
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The Last Remaining Competitive Advantage
Whenever the economy is volatile – businesses tighten their belts. This is a good thing. In better times there is a tendency to not look too hard at what is being spent. There’s more money to go around and many activities get the ‘ok’ from top management. When things are tight however, immediately the ‘luxury’…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
High-stakes decisions deserve disciplined thinking
You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.
When your decision affects income, reputation, or stability,
pause with structure before you act.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Advisory for Leaders Under Pressure 