How confident are you that you are making well informed decisions? Does your deepest well of confidence come grounded by your deepest knowledge or by your strongest opinions? Understanding this can make all of the difference in your outcomes. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes Beware of those areas where your confidence is the greatest. Our minds are geared to keep us alive against an array of ancient threats much more than to handle the full nuance of the modern world....
10 days ago • 5 min read
Something changes when you write down your goals. But less than 3% bother to do it. If you're still in the 97% that do not have written goals, now is the time to take action. Identify, prioritize, and embrace your highest and most desired results. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes Written goals help us make the large and small decisions each day that focus our efforts on what's most important to us. Here's a simple exercise you can complete in a few minutes to put yourself...
17 days ago • 4 min read
Sustained success is difficult in any circumstances, but you can strongly shift the odds in your favor if you align your environment to the work you best do and the outcomes you most want to achieve. And this extends far beyond your workplace setting to include all the elements that influence your experience. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes Environment is far more than your chosen field of work. Think: it includes your location, your work hours, your coworkers, your...
24 days ago • 3 min read
Leadership is hard and starting strong with a new team can be the difference between long-term success and disappointment. But what priorities should make your list? Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 3 minutes These five can support a strong start, especially when you are a new leader of an established team. Let's explore: 1. Engage Spend time with each new direct report and do it the right way: listen 10X as much as you talk. Ask questions to dive deep. Don't spend the time...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
If you aren't finding traction with your idea, your product, or your company direction, the first move to make is to get more focused. Don't aim first for a larger audience. Go niche instead. It may feel backwards, but fixing this will power you out of the noise of the world and allow you to resonate with a well-defined community. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes Why does this work and how can you apply it to your work? Let's explore: 1. Why go narrow and niche? The world...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Conferences and conventions can be great for jump-starting your career, but often instead end up being a few over-scheduled, unproductive days out of the office. Instead, maximize the value of your next conference trip and make it a positive inflection point in your career. Here's how. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes The keys to a great conference are preparation, presence, focus, and follow-up. Let's break down each one (plus a bonus): 1. Be prepared The time to guarantee...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
As a leader, you are always optimizing for something even if it's just chaos. Take control and set a clear agenda that makes sense to your team and will power them to both individual and company-wide success. That mostly ignored mission statement on the wall in the lobby won't cut it. You need to be intentional. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes How can you help your team reach goals that really matter? Let's explore: 1. Be intentional: know your goal At the core, if you...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
As autumn approaches and schools are starting a fresh year, it's a great time to think about how you intend to finish the year. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes If you need a boost (and let's face it, most of us do), here are four quick actions you can take to reset your plans and hit your full goals for the year while there's still time to make it happen. And if things are cruising along already for you, read through these to aim even higher. Let's dive in and ensure the...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Positive, productive leadership can take many forms, but remains in short supply. Why? True leadership requires sacrifice from the leader in order to fully realize the potential of the team. Being prepared for those sacrifices enables you to handle them as encouraging, if challenging signs you are on a good path. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes Again and again in both personal and professional pursuits, I've seen these Four Sacrifices of a Leader emerge again and again for...
3 months ago • 4 min read