Strivers do what’s best for them. Thrivers do what’s right. Strivers want more. Thrivers want what they have. Strivers can’t push back on people that are higher on the org chart or disagree with them. Thrivers push back and disagree regardless of the org chart. Strivers trade promotions for family.......
In business, we have vision statements, mission statements, strategic plans, strategic initiatives, and operating plans. And every day there are there are countless decisions to make. But, in the end, it all comes down to one thing – how we allocate our resources. Whether it’s hiring people, training them, buying......
If you didn’t get what you wanted, why not try wanting what you got? If the timing isn’t right, what can you change so it is right? If it could get you in trouble, might you be on to something? If it’s impossible, don’t bother. If it’s easy, let someone......
In that familiar situation, how did you respond in an unfamiliar way? Instead of your usual yes, did you say no? With your regular chair available in the conference room, why not sit in a different one? Instead of using your right hand to brush your teeth, why not try......
What would happen if the factory had to support demand that increased one percent per week? Without incremental investment, how many weeks could they meet the ever-increasing demand? That number is a measure of the system’s flexibility. More weeks, more flexibility. And the element of the manufacturing system that gives......
Praise is powerful, but not when you don’t give it. People learn from mistakes, but not when they don’t make them. Wonderful solutions are wonderful, but not if there are no problems. Novelty is good, but not if you do what you did last time. Disagreement creates deeper understanding, but......
With projects, there is no partial credit. They’re done or they’re not. Solve the toughest problems first. When do you want to learn the problem is not solvable? Sometimes slower is faster. Problems aren’t problems until you realize you have them. Before that, they’re problematic. If you can’t put it......
When we quiet our minds, we can hear our bodies’ old stories in the form of our thoughts. Pay attention to our bodies and we understand our minds. Our bodies give answers before our minds know the questions. If we don’t understand our actions, it’s because our bodies called the......
The time to start getting ready is before we need to be. We don’t get ready because the problem hasn’t yet kicked us in the head. It has only started getting ready to do so. We don’t get ready because we don’t see the early warning signs. Like the meteorologist......
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