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Using Your To-Do List as a Second Brain
Does this sound familiar? You’ve cleared your calendar for a day to spend time with friends and family. No work, just quality time.But as you try to relax, an endless string of to-dos floods your mind. Soon, you’re no longer at the park with yo…
Calibrating the Roles
From the Ask Tom Mailbag: Question: Can you describe the difference between a Stratum II Supervisor and a Stratum III Manager related to their roles and accountabilities? Response: Every company and every business model is different, so there will be … Continue reading →
Five Ridiculous Reasons Why You’re a Couch Potato
I’m pretty good at making excuses – and I expect you are too. It’s all too easy to come up with a reason not to do something if we’re feeling a bit tired or lazy.Now, we all know that we should be exercising. We’ve heard all the benefits – …
16 Great Tips That’ll Add More Hours To Your Day
Everyday it seems that one of my friends is whining about how tied up he is in his work and household chores, and how he wished he had more than 24 hours to accomplish things. As if they were placed on Earth with some lesser amount of time than the r…
11 Inspirational Quotes That Will Supercharge Your Day
We all need a pick me up from time to time. And what would be better than some of the most inspirational quotes on this beautiful blue planet of ours? There’s something about inspirational and wise quotes that gets your mind churning and thinking abou…
How to Simplify a Complicated Decision
You make decisions every day, all day long. With all of that practice, why is it so easy to get hung up on the biggies? Snooze button or wake right up? Shower or bath? Coffee or tea? Button down shirt, or pull-over?Cereal or fruit?That’s a …
Before You Start Meddling
This conversation was prompted by Wednesday’s post on Where to Start? “Before you start meddling with the people around you, your team members, your colleagues, you have to figure out your role,” I nodded. “In the midst of your organization, … Continue reading →
Steps and Relationships
“Who I am?” Ruben asked, furrowing his brow. “Yes, who are you?” I insisted. “What is your role?” “Well, I’m the manager,” he explained. “My role is to manage. It’s my team that actually does the work. I just manage.” … Continue reading →
Grabby Stuff
From the Ask Tom mailbag: Question: I was in your workshop, about Time Span. Almost overwhelming. I say, almost, because it is grabby stuff. I don’t know if I will see my company the same way, when I go back … Continue reading →
Where a Manager Skips a Layer
From the Ask Tom mailbag: Question: You have talked about the role of the Manager Once Removed. In our company, that role is not encouraged and in some cases, we have been told that it undermines the authority of the … Continue reading →
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