This economic climate may not be in line with what you are hoping for. It also may be generating a large concern about the future, maybe even fear.

With so much uncertainty about our future, the mind quickly thinks about what might go wrong. Creativity, optimism and new ideas go out the window. [...]

Lots of challenges and opportunities too:

I have had the pleasure to see entrepreneurs work and am always impressed with their ability to focus on the most important tasks – tasks that will bring the organization to the next level of [...]

Train yourself to observe the actual results you are getting, and your expectations. Do this for a full week on a select topic and keep a record.

The idea is to be more in tune with what you say and what you expect. You will see that what you expect always trumps what you say you [...]

You are the only person who can create a fulfilling life, a successful team or a great company.

Success in your role and what happens in your company is 100% your responsibility.

This may seem obvious, but it is not all that clearly understood by many leaders and managers.

Managers tend to look outside themselves for answers [...]

With new ideas, you progress. With no new ideas, you can’t change much of anything.

Endless back and forth, yes-no-maybe thinking and indecision can all add up to confusion, and confusion justifies indecision. It can become an endless, closed loop.

Do not think that waiting for better ideas is a good idea. Better ideas do [...]

Executives (humans) have a tendency to spend more time than necessary thinking about tomorrow. While it is not unusual to worry about something that may or may not happen in the future, our best actions are based on today’s situations.

We do need to have a sense of direction and an eye on the “end goal”, [...]