The Good and Bad of Strategy
Summary: In episode we discuss how to move beyond complicated business strategies and business book templates, into a simpler, effective strategy plan that produces results. In this episode you will learn: Why some CEOs publish fluff, platitudes, and buzzwords in...
What is the Peak of Potential?
I chose to entitle my podcast "The Peak of Potential" because for over 26 years, I have worked with individuals and organisations to achieve the fullest use of their talents and interests. The ultimate goal of living is to become everything we are capable of...
Why Avoiding Goals Destroys Your Potential
People often avoid specifying goals for their life, work, or business because that means specifying the conditions of failure. Instead, they set vague, foggy, cliches and targets to avoid looking like a failure. This is simply a formula for chaos. Being vague is a...
Sydney Housing Crash Ripples Into Spending
The Australian housing price downturn had moved into household consumption spending in September, with a mixed result in October. In macroeconomics, when wealth rises, household spending growth picks up; when wealth falls, household spending growth slows. Household...
A Thought About Tribe and Fit
I fit in with people like Seth Godin. Seth and I both grew up in suburban Buffalo, New York USA. Even though I have never met Godin in person, when I read his work and listen to his podcasts, I feel like I know him. Western New York is a tight knit community of...
Who Owns The Moon?
Everyone who knows me is aware that when in the United States visiting my mother on the space coast, we never miss a Space X launch. Last February, while waiting on the beach to watch a rocket take off, I began wondering about the business ventures of companies who...
Meeting Agendas That Get Results
Why Meetings Matter I am a results consultant. Getting things done and being productive have always fascinated me. My clients and colleagues through the years know my process and total quality management approach to operational excellence also applies to my passion...
Image File 101
This morning, I was engineering a peak productivity meeting agenda, and after designing a logo for the header using Canva, I took a deep dive into deciding which image file format was the best to use with paper printing. I hope you this cheat sheet and article from...
1:1 Meetings With My Team
I first had a one to one meetings with the General Manager and Assistant General Manager of an auto auction I worked at. I was a young manager new to the industry, and these managers mentored me and helped me grow professionally and personally. As I moved form middle...
Personal Getting Things Done is The Foundation of Company Results
You Can't Get Results in Your Head! In a recent training session with leading managers of a large Australian company that is a household name, I told them "you can't get results in your head!" Results happen out here, in the world. Many people try to keep...