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Trust Your Preparation

You've put in the work. It's time to execute and trust your process. You are ready.

But many of us don't believe that when the moment arrives.

I see it often with clients; I succumb to it myself. Months of preparation. Real work. Hard thinking. And then, right before the big ...

Buy In Comes from Success, Not Declaration

You can't convince people to support something just by telling them it's important. You have to show them it actually works.

I see this play out in companies all the time. A manager announces some new initiative. Everyone nods in the meeting. Then nothing ...

Make a Plan. Work the Plan.

My dad would tell us: make a plan, work the plan. It seemed too simple to be useful advice. Now I think it might be the most profound advice he gave.

Here's what I've noticed: people who succeed at things aren't necessarily smarter or more talented. They're just better at ...

Top of Mind = Tip of the Tongue

I recently had a fruitful and lively discussion with a group of sales leaders, many of whom lead the revenue growth for professional services teams.  The discussion was centered around how to most effectively build and activate centers of influence (COI’s) and grow a ...

What Got You Here Won't Get You There

I read Marshall Goldsmith’s book, “What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There”, a long time ago.  It has always stuck with me.  It remains on my shelf.  As a reminder from a personal level, as well as an organizational level. 

The gist - the skills or capabilities ...