Do More With Less, Use The Pareto Principle
Have you ever spent an enormous amount of time on a task that ended up not proving useful or needed? Has this happened to you time and time again? Learn to use ‘The Pareto Principle’. Recognize that there are core things you need to do from day to day, and there are likely an even…
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Say, 'No Thanks', to work outside your Core Competencies
Have you ever had a client relationship go from good to bad, after a failed initiative? What if you had decided to pass on the opportunity? Learn when to say “No Thanks” to work that does not align with your Core Competencies. New opportunities and upselling existing clients can be tempting to pursue. The maturity…
Read More When to Say “Thanks” but “No Thanks”Learn to Follow Up Don’t fall into the trap of believing that, since an assignment was given, it is in the process of being completed. “Trust but verify” is a tried and true Russian proverb that will work for you if employed properly. Learning to follow-up is critical for Effective Management. Provide clear instructions to…
Read More Following Up, Critical for Effective ManagementAs the meeting started (late) we began to go over deep dive topics that were meant to bring attention to different positive and negative project trends within the group. Rarely would we get past the first couple of slides. We would jump from one trivial topic to the next, ultimately the meetings were an ineffective…
Read More The Law of TrivialityThe day after I quit my job to start a business, my partner backed out on me to accept another offer at our current employer. This difficult experience taught me a number of key lessons. Lessons Learned Don’t partner with someone who can break your agreements with little to no consequence Sacrifice equally with those…
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