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The Simplicity Principle and Why Six is the Perfect Number for Better Management
It was Confucius who said that “life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” I’m going to explain why achieving simplicity matters, and how organizing strategy around the number six and the shape of a hexagon can play a part in helping leaders and...
What Your Leadership Will Not Be Able to Give You
There are some things you cannot expect from your leadership. Everyone—in leadership or not—needs to be able to nourish their inner self. You can count on those around you for many kinds of help, but there are some things you have to rely on yourself to provide. Don’t...
How To Spark Confidence When You Need It Most
Childhood can be a mixed bag. We can bitch and moan because ours was not perfect, but guess what? No one’s childhood is perfect. Even worse, it’s not supposed to be perfect. It’s the first place we discover how to overcome obstacles and move through adversity.It’s...
4 Ways Contractors Can Collect and Borrow
A healthy flow of cash is important to contractors, even when there’s not a global pandemic. But now that the spread of the coronavirus has resulted in mandatory project shutdowns in many states, a trade workforce that is scared to show up and skittish owners that...
Battered By Floods, U.S. River Communities Try New Remedies
ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — Hollywood Beach Road was once such prime real estate that the neighborhood had its own airstrip, enabling well-heeled residents to zip back and forth between homes in nearby St. Louis and weekend cottages on the Meramec River in suburban Arnold,...
Cognitive Reappraisal for Wild Success
EXTREME adventurers have to perform at their best every time, or there might not be another time. They must be able to execute a plan under pressure. The same qualities that help them succeed will help any leader perform at a higher level and especially in a crisis...
Moving to the Next Stage of New Normal
There is uncertainty about exactly what follows the COVID-19 crisis phase in our daily lives, our business and the economy. Discomfort often accompanies uncertainty and may draw our thoughts to the days when everything seemed so normal.Ironically, what we perceived as...
Study Shows the Benefit of Real-Time 3D Technologies
A new study has found that real-time 3D visualization (RT3D), which allows users to create virtual experiences for virtual reality, augmented reality and other platforms, is on the rise in the manufacturing and AEC industries. The research by Forrester Consulting...
9 Actionable Ways to Lead With Transparency in Uncertain Times
As an executive coach, my key task in this critical time of change is to help leaders remain calm within the storm. By modeling that confident, capable spirit to their team, giving clear direction and providing transparent communication, leaders will help everyone to...