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- Create Your Life Purpose from the “End of the List” - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Mary Lee Gannon,If you want to change some things in your life you have to change some things in your life. Start by changing the way you look at your challenges. Use creative thinking to make a long list of possible solutions to your challenges and then critical thinking to narrow down the most effective ...
Views: 1421 - Killer Problem Solving for You or Your Team - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Mary Lee Gannon,Problem solving is often difficult whether the problem is yours alone or one that requires group consideration. If the problem is personal in nature, you may feel ‘stuck’ in moving forward. In working with groups of people either at work, in volunteer activities or in your own family it may ...
Views: 1305 - Replace Head Trash with Positive Affirmations - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Mary Lee Gannon,I am a firm believer in “You are what you attract.” If you find that you continue to attract the same type of negative friends, unfulfilling relationships, drama, bad luck, negative energy, unrewarding career, bad health, poor physical image, etc, then I bet you are spending a lot of time ...
Views: 1773(1 vote) - Productive Culture = “No” to Short-Term Profits and “Yes” to Employees - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,The Wall Street Journal CEO Council recently created a task force on what would restore confidence in business. The CEOs of Eastman Kodak, Verizon Communications, WPP Group and the Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School all agreed that the leading recommendation is for ...
Views: 1725(4 votes) - Don’t Blow Your Cool - Make Better Decisions in Real Time - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,Leaders transform vision into reality by rallying their team around more than just a well articulated idea – by truly engaging them in the strategy to get there. Execution of the strategy is where most leaders and businesses fail because the variables that affect strategy are not static but ...
Views: 1342(4 votes) - How to Kill Procrastination - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,Procrastination feeds a common human desire – Drama! Indeed procrastinating brings on undue stress and anxiety. But the thrill that comes from completing the task at the last minute brings a greater high than simply completing an otherwise mundane task on time. Anticipate the payoff first ...
Views: 1516 - Six Steps to Launch Your Project Over the Horizon - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,In business most ideas that never make it to completion die in the execution phase. Often this is because a simple plan was not in place from the beginning to insure that the pace of the project stays on track with the projected purpose and milestones. Below are six concrete steps that will ...
Views: 1900(4 votes) - Preoccupy Your Gremlin and Get “Unstuck” - by Submitted on May 01, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,Most people have hopes and dreams. Most people understand what it will take to get to those dreams. And most people at some point in their lives accept that they probably won’t get there and give up hope. Why? Because they can’t seem to get the issues that haunt them out of the way. The ...
Views: 2926(2 votes) - Anxiety is Practicing Failure in Advance - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,Fear is a useful emotion that is self-preserving. Our intuition tells us to be afraid so that we may arm ourselves from harm. When you see a dog bearing its teeth your fear tells you to stay away. Anxiety is not fear. Anxiety is preparing for a perceived fear that is most likely ...
Views: 1587(3 votes) - Best Careers for 2010 and How to Transfer to Them - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,U.S. News and World Report has released its list of the Best Careers for 2010. While unemployment hovers at around 10% and 16 million unemployed people face a paltry 2.5 million job openings each month the good news is that productivity is increasing. Productivity is measured by dividing ...
Views: 1637 - Seven Killer Ground Rules for Effective Meeting Facilitation - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,We’ve all been in meetings that are engaging and we’ve all been in meetings that were a dreadful waste of time. Most of the time the success of a meeting depends on the meeting facilitator. So if you are facilitating a meeting, be sure to do the behind the scenes work ahead of time so that the ...
Views: 2165 - 12 Steps to Lead a Killer Productive Meeting - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,How many times have you been to a meeting where everyone got their opinions out on the table but nothing was decided? Or how many recurring meetings have you sat through where you wished you could have been excused because even if you were to express an opinion, nothing would change? We’ve ...
Views: 1969(3 votes) - Feel the Fear – How to Build Confidence - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ~ Dale Carnegie Self-confidence is a mindset whereby you are certain that you can tackle any challenge for a better outcome because you ...
Views: 959 - The Right Rescue Dog for Me – Overcoming Disappointment - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,Last night my Shih-tzu and I went for the second night in a row to an animal shelter to visit with a very sweet Irish Setter Collie mix. We waited 45 minutes to visit with this beauty the night before and the shelter was ready to close when we got our turn. So after a brief visit, I was asked ...
Views: 1243(7 votes) - Time Versus Money – What Sells? What Empowers a Culture? - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,People have debated the issue of time versus money for centuries. Which one makes people happier? Knowing the answer as it relates to your employees and customers could make and save you hundreds of thousands of dollars. Of course happier employees make for happier customers. Happier ...
Views: 1333(4 votes) - Transform Corporate Culture for an Increased Bottom Line - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,Corporate Culture is a harmony of people coming together for a common purpose – their communication with each other, how they manage their time and energy, the way they organize their work, and the way they are led. Leaders communicate values – the things that really matter to us, ideas and ...
Views: 1255(2 votes) - Overcoming Adversity is an Every Day Slice of Life - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,More than 200,000 people lost their jobs last month (August 2009) and unemployment is up to 9.7%. Nearly seven million jobs have been lost since the recession began in December of 2007. Is it just me or are we getting immune to hearing this information because it is repeatedly negative? The ...
Views: 1725(6 votes) - Know Which Glass is Yours and Take a Friend to Lunch - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,As you make changes in your life and grow, you will want to increase your circle of friends. A great way to do that is to take a friend, business associate, or mentor to lunch. You may be invited to a party, Chamber of Commerce or Rotary meeting or other business networking event that includes ...
Views: 1642(2 votes) - Are You Leading Your Life or an Actor in Your own Drama? - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,Well, the economy is getting worse. Every night when you turn on the news the lead story is about how bad the economy was today. Viewers could use information on how to make things better for themselves or examples of others who are triumphing during these hard times. But our brains are not ...
Views: 1706(2 votes) - Change - Here's How! - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,Nobody said change was easy. That's why most people don't do it. But there is a deeper reason as to why it is hard that if understood, will lead you to action that will bring you new habits and sustainable results. When you evolve and grow as a person you start with: 1) VALUES which create ...
Views: 1489(3 votes) - Begin With The End In Mind And Sketch That Vision On Paper - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,Human nature tells you to plan from the beginning. I say start with the end in mind, draw what that will look like on paper and post your “Success Sketch” where you can see it every day. Stick men are acceptable! If you are changing jobs, don’t blindly answer classified ads and send out ...
Views: 1971 - Millionaire Women Look Ahead - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,You might be surprised to learn the general profile of a millionaire woman. In the book “Millionaire Women Next Door,” Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D., the New York Times best selling author of The Millionaire Next Door, found that many people cast millionaire women in a stereotypical ...
Views: 1529 - Who Do I Get Motivated? - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,Recently I spoke to a group of wonderful women at Dress for Success in downtown Pittsburgh. They asked some very intelligent questions with a similar theme that I hear often from people going through a transition. “How do you get motivated when you just can’t seem to get going?” ...
Views: 1338 - Six Ways to Know if This is the Right Company for Me - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,In the book First Break All the Rules, authors Buckingham and Coffman summarized 80,000 interviews done by the Gallop Organization into what successful leaders and managers do differently. They understand that any organization’s best asset is its talent. What I see as a critical facet of this ...
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