5 No-fail Ways To Make Big Changes This New Year

 

5 No-fail Ways To Make Big Changes This New Year

 

1. WAKE UP TO IT.

Understand that change is happening for a reason. It's time for you to grow and evolve. Look to the change and ask what your purpose is? Let the answer guide you through the process. As Frank Herbert once said, something sleeps inside us without change and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

2. FACE IT.

Moving from a safe place and into the unknown can be daunting. But trust in yourself, and you will find a way to overcome any obstacle. Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared, said Eddie Rickenbacher. When you feel fear, the situation you face is essential to

3 Myths That Ruin Meetings

3 Myths That Ruin Meetings

 

These myths have cost companies billions of dollars in wasted payroll money.

Myth #1) Structure spoils spontaneity.

I once attended a two-day-long disaster that efficiently cost over $40,000. Thirty people spent the first hour seeking an issue to discuss, then spent the next 15 hours arguing over insolvable problems. When I asked the manager, who called the meeting, “Where’s the agenda?” the reply was, “I didn’t want to spoil the spontaneity by imposing a structure.”

Reality: If spontaneity were a universally sound business practice, we would build buildings without blueprints. Of course, no intelligent business leader works without a plan.

The Fix: Set a goal and then prepare a plan. Ideally, this plan should be so clear, complete, and specific that someone else could use it to lead the