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“A well run company is boring and quiet. Emergency and crisis have been planned for or addressed.” Peter Drucker I’m not sure I completely agree with Mr. Drucker but there is a lot of truth to his observation. When we as…

“I hire experienced executives and I trust them. They shouldn’t need me to manage them.” Of course, this is inane. Managing someone is not a punitive activity, nor a sign of distrust. And it doesn’t change based on a person’s…

“There are times when we want to tell the world how unfair life is. But only by taking action can we pull ourselves out of the pits we find ourselves in. Hoping, wishing, denying, crying, cussing, fussing, moaning, blaming, and…

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” Stephen Covey Great stuff. I know I’m totally guilty. Head down, focused, making things happen, checking boxes, kicking butt and taking names and then it…

“Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong.” Maria Kondo What a powerful statement. How many times have you been in a hurry and just left things laying out and telling yourself I’ll put it…

“The smallest action always surpasses the greatest intention.” John Maxwell from his book “No Limits” Had a great conversation with a CFO/COO last week. (Keep up the good work Russ). He mentioned he was reading a new book he had…

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. Vincent Van Goth The journey to greatness is made up of many small things over time. To achieve something great rarely takes place over…

Non Participating Character: Video game background player, programmed by the game to be in the scene but behind the scene. Just following the programming. No intention. Not making a difference. Uninvolved. Uncommitted.  Have you ever heard of an NPC? Heard…

“Good things happen to a team when a player takes the place where he adds the most value. Great things happen when all the players on the team take the roll that maximizes their strengths – their talent, skill and…

It’s direction not intention that determine destination. Great insight. I have been with a lot of organizations where the leadership assumed everyone new what to do. What we do not always realize is assuming can create a massive amount problems,…

It’s the diligent farmer who gets the produce.  As we discussed in yesterday’s blog (https://www.choiceconsultingman.com/diligence-phase-one-prep-work/) it is the prep work that creates the opportunity for a bumper crop. For stellar results. If you have taken the time to prep the…

It’s the diligent farmer who gets the produce.  What a great quote and how appropriate for the current world we are living in. With the bombardment of bad news we receive on a daily basis, it is getting more and…