Seeking Simple!

Focus on doing the right things, not doing things right. That’s now conventional wisdom. Focus on the important things rather than the urgent things…‘The…

PEOPLE, PROCESS, & SITUATIONS Focus your strengths on people and situations. You can simplify your approach to business by accepting the conclusion –…

You know that K.I.S.S. Principle - Keep It Simple Stupid. Now, isn’t that an annoying little saying! People are not stupid…they just have more Bad Habits…

Say you are thinking about starting something…like a project at work. Why not make it easy on yourself by stating up front, “ I have 3 choices ”. “ I can…

Habits are like rivers. If your leave them alone they more or less follow the path of least resistance. Indeed, if you look close enough at habits they are…

A dozen things you better know 1. You better know your Chief Desire Whether you have a vivid lifelong Vision or a keen interest in accomplishing something…

When you boil it down, people only do 3 things! There is an easy way to improve how you deal with people. In fact there are several easy ways to improve how…

Here are a few good reasons why business leaders need to be able to get to the essence of things: “The essence” is the major key to creativity “The essence”…

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Of course, good leaders want to: Do a good job at delegating authority for decision making Empower people so they are motivated to expand their decision…

I don’t have enough time to do that! How often do you say that? How often do you think that? Do you ever question whether or not that is true? I have been…

We have a P=2S+O © philosophy… For every P roblem we should come up with at least 2 S olutions. And, we should keep our eyes and ears open for O…

Maybe, your plate is too full . On top of having a too-full plate, you may be missing the forest because of the trees . Those idioms exist for good reason…I…

From time to time it is good to check out expert advice for holding productive meetings. Expert advice reminds us of the importance of controlling the…

If you sometimes feel your major sales efforts are a little out of control then an injection of organized sales process will help. If you have any of the…

‘ Obvious Adams ’ is a curious little book, roughly 6,000 words placed on 50 pages. The book, first published by Robert R. Updegraff in 1916, can be read in…

My friend Terry De Witte says that. I mean, he says “ strategic first, creative when necessary, and always specific ”. The last time he said it, I said I…

Stephen Covey & Michael Gerber have provided great advice…and much of it overlaps…these two ‘gurus’ have presented similar messages but they have expressed…

I get a kick out of words. In 2008 Jeffrey Kluger published his book ' Simplexity '... When the words simplicity and complexity were blended they came up…

In his book ‘ How to Position Yourself for Success ’, Nido Qubein provides a summary of 7 ways to turn problems into opportunities. www.nidoqubein.com 7 Ways…

A couple of years ago I wrote a blog, more like a detailed paper, titled Seeking Simple . Seeking Simple is about making good decisions. Seeking Simple is…

Synchronicity always causes me to pause and reflect. For example: I was browsing Bryan and Joyce's (2007) book 'Mobilizing Minds' when I came across a…