When we're under extreme stress, our creative problem solving is blocked and we depend too much on our fight or flight instincts instead. To be effective as a leader, you need to take back control of your mind by distinguishing work pressure from unhealthy stress and managing challenges before they get out of hand. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 5 minutes As you build a new organization or rise through the ranks as an employee, the demands on your attention, capabilities,...
10 days ago • 5 min read
Let's get honest. You want to crush your goals this year, but that path from here to there isn't always easy to see. You need to ramp up your pace and fast. But massive growth in productivity isn’t just about doing more. It’s about doing what matters, and delivering with less effort instead of more. But how? Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 3 minutes There are three essential components and one key requirement that drives sustained, meaningful accelerating growth in productivity and...
17 days ago • 4 min read
AI tools have elevated the importance of prediction-based decision making. But this has always been a strategy used by savvy leaders who understand that the perfect plan depends on information that is rarely available. Instead, they have learned to live with uncertainty and find ways to keep moving by thinking in terms of probabilities instead of sure things. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes A critical skill for anyone new to leadership is the ability to make good decisions...
24 days ago • 4 min read
If you can't communicate with high, positive impact, you won't be an effective leader. Focusing on your communication skills is the fastest way to improve your standing with your team and making progress towards your goals. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 5 minutes Effective business communication requires messages be: consistent with your mission, delivered with emotion, and backed by action. Let's break that down. Obviously, when you ask your team to move contrary to your stated...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Often the best, most capable employees are often the hardest to manage. For the truly great, it's not arrogance or ego, but often the unusual nature of their thinking that causes problems for less experienced managers. Crack the code and you and your team will really excel. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes Learning how to align your most creative and productive thinkers with your goals will unlock entirely new levels of success for your organization. But fail to keep up and...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
We all want shortcuts. No one naturally pursues discomfort. But pain is coming for us either way. Either pain of our choosing or pain of regret and disappointment for living less of a life than what's available to us. Genuine personal satisfaction in your achievements requires stretching yourself, learning, trying, sometimes failing, and eventually overcoming the obstacles. Choose your pain and maximize the rewards in exchange. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes There is no...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
How can you sustain the energy and enthusiasm of a new idea, opportunity, or project? Setting a clear goal is critical for knowing your target. But willpower for doing the daily work to reach that big goal is a limited resource that will fade quickly. Fortunately, there is a way to create a positive flywheel to drive you towards your priority goals consistently day by day. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 3 minutes Let's explore how: 1. Willpower isn't enough No matter how great your...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Let's face it. There's a lot of lying out there. So why not join in? Why hold out for honesty? Why take personal responsibility? What does making a commitment to leading with integrity do for you and for others? Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes It won't always be easy, but there are clear benefits for you and others. Let's explore: 1. Honest reflection is essential to growth At it's most essential, to improve yourself, you need to be honest about your performance, your...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Building a unique super power that can propel your career to new heights is easier than it may seem. It's not about become some hyper-focused guru and a master of some one single skill. What can you do to set yourself apart? It's something available for everyone: skill stacking. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 3 minutes Let's explore: 1. What is skill stacking? Skill stacking is the practice of identifying and building new capabilities and knowledge in multiple areas that are...
2 months ago • 3 min read