Focus On Your Strengths

Many of us are familiar with the process of an annual performance appraisal. I was taught to follow this format: • Look back • Review the good and bad • Look forwards • Set goals, focus on areas for improvement Sounds like a plan! Perhaps there is another way?...

Work Less, Achieve More

The concept sounds attractive, but can it be done? ‘Work Less, Achieve More’ is actually the title of a book by Fergus O’Connell, an Irishman famous for his project management skills. (No, this is not a joke!). In his book, Fergus uses simple language to outline how...

What Would You Do?

This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was used as part of a job application. You are driving along on a wild and stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people huddling on a bench, waiting for the bus: 1. An old women who looks as if she is dying. 2. An...

What Makes An Entrepreneur?

Last week I finally got around to having that dreaded garage sale to offer all my treasured ‘good things’ to others to help share the love! In reality, I had been constantly reminded for the last six months to do this, so a car could actually fit in the garage, and we...

A Focus On Leadership

We are blessed to have children who love to read. They each devour a pile of books in a week, which means frequent trips to the local library. My wife often grabs something she thinks I might enjoy, or something she thinks I might find ‘interesting’. Her latest...