In my 25 years of working with leaders in many walks of life, including business, sports, education, technology, law, and medicine, I've seen leaders who were absolutely awful, decidedly mediocre, above average, and just a few who were truly exceptional. In my last Prime Business Alert! e-newsletter, Qualities of a Prime Leader, I described ten [...]
In my work with CEO’s and other business leaders throughout the world, as well as, top coaches and professional and Olympic athletes, I have identified 10 qualities that I have found to be woven, without exception, into the very fabric of these highly successful individuals. If you look at the business leaders whom you admire, [...]
Like many wired people, you probably take great pride in being a multitasker. You talk on your mobile phone, send e-mail, check the stock market online, and perhaps even read a letter and jot down notes for an upcoming meeting all at the same time (or so you think). Why do you multitask? Well, how [...]
Change is essential for your growth and development as a person and a business leader. Without change, you are assured of staying just the way you are, doing things just the way you have always done them, and performing at the same level that you always have. Your ability to maximize your performance and productivity [...]
I assume you’re reading Prime Business Alert! because you’re looking for every edge to get ahead and you have learned that the psychological aspects of business are essential to your success. I’m going to assume that you already work hard and you believe that you’re doing everything you can to achieve your goals. Yet is [...]
A credo is a “system of principles and beliefs” that provides direction and impetus to your life. It acts to guide your attitudes, decisions, and actions in everything you think, feel, and do. You can think of a credo as a manifesto for your life; it espouses what you most profoundly believe. To not have [...]
As I discussed in the January, 2008 issue of Prime Business Alert!, Prime Business is defined as “performing at a consistently high level under the most challenging conditions.” Prime Business is a goal toward which everyone in the business world strives, the result of which is maximizing performance, productivity, and profitability. But few individuals or [...]
What level of performance do you want to attain? Do you want to achieve "peak performance?" For many people in the business world, that is the goal to which they aspire. Peak performance has become part of our language of achievement, first used by coaches and athletes, it has since been adopted by businesspeople, consultants, [...]