Category Archives: Perform / Execution

Communicate in One Page

Posted on August 6, 2019 by David Shedd

Idea Summary To run our businesses more effectively, most documents and reports in our businesses (including summaries, plans, reviews, and analysis) should be kept to one page. Perspective Businesses are awash in information, specifically reports, analysis, weekly updates or … Continue reading →

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Don’t Believe the Hype

Posted on June 4, 2019 by David Shedd

“The world is changing faster than ever before.” “We need to adapt to the change or we will get run over by it.” “The paradigm has shifted and the world will never be the same.” “Robotics and AI (Artificial Intelligence) will … Continue reading →

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Decisiveness

Posted on April 2, 2019 by David Shedd

“In a minute, there is time for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.” This line from the 1915 T.S. Elliot poem, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, is a lovely bit of poetry. It is also a … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Micromanagement

Posted on March 5, 2019 by David Shedd

Guilty as charged!! I confess that I do, at times, micromanage. However, soon after slipping into micromanagement, I become aware (yet again) that micromanagement is truly just mis-management. It would have been far better for me to avoid the trap … Continue reading →

Posted in Improve / Turnaround, Leadership, Perform / Execution | Tagged Communication, Learning, Management, Productivity, Project Management, Relationships, Training | 1 Comment

Checklists

Posted on February 5, 2019 by David Shedd

Several years ago, a medical surgeon, Atul Gawande, wrote a best-selling book, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, that discusses the advantages of using checklists in all types of activities from surgery to disaster recovery to business. As … Continue reading →

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Leading When Overwhelmed

Posted on December 4, 2018 by David Shedd

It happens to all of us. A direct report either gets promoted, quits or gets fired, and we have to manage his or her direct reports in addition to all of our other duties. We are assigned to a special … Continue reading →

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Optimize the Overall Business

Posted on September 4, 2018 by David Shedd

As business leaders, we strive to have each of our areas improve its efficiency and effectiveness. Accounting, Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Operations, Project Management, Customer Service – each of these parts of the business needs to be as effective as possible. Likewise, … Continue reading →

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