Archive for the 'University Of Management' Category

The Key To Success: Build Those Relationships!

« 19 May 2008 | 18:08 | University Of Management | Comments Off »

Powerful relationships are the key to effective work environments, and goal attainment. Powerful, healthy relationships are the pulse behind any great endeavor and achievement. It must never be forgotten that every organizational structure, flow chart and arrangement ever conceived, merely represented the relationships which formed these structures. It is said that genius […]



Leading Change: Pick Up Your Own Room (But No One Else’s) . . .

« 27 February 2008 | 8:51 | University Of Management | Comments Off »

Just this morning, my wife Holly caught me “red-handed” straightening up my 12 year-old’s room.
This, not 2 hours after we both communicated to our precious Katie in no uncertain terms that she would go no where, see no one, do no thing until she removed the eaten sandwich, empty sprite cans, soiled laundry . […]



Could you use a “Stop Doing” list?

« 22 November 2007 | 21:08 | University Of Management | Comments Off »

One of the tried and true organization and time-management tools is the trusty old “to do” list. I was trained to diligently put one together at the end of the day for the following day, and whatever tasks I failed to complete, to carry it forward. This system has worked well in helping […]



Working with a Leader

« 19 November 2007 | 12:02 | University Of Management | Comments Off »

I worked for a couple of years with a gentleman in the chemical industry in Mexico. I was around 30 at the time, he was about 10 years older. I was his German tutor, and, as in many of my classes, I ended up learning far more from my student than he did from me.
Fernando […]



Re-invent Yourself : 7 Steps to Becoming a New You!

« 3 July 2007 | 8:32 | University Of Management | Comments Off »

Do you like your life the way it is? Would you like to change some, or all of it? Well, here’s good news: You can be whatever you want to be. You can re-invent yourself. I know because I did!
You may have a whole lifetime to undo or re-invent, but if you are determined, and […]



The Future: Help is Available

« 30 June 2007 | 1:54 | University Of Management | Comments Off »

How important do you believe it is to think about and visualize your future life?
How important would it be to you if your cab driver wandered all over town, never getting anywhere but using up all your money and time?
If you have no intention, or goal, one thing is absolutely sure. You will never get […]



Government Leadership: Gettiing to Understand the Real Deal - Nu Leadership

« 17 June 2007 | 22:34 | University Of Management | Comments Off »

“God always takes the simplest way.”
Albert Einstein
Let’s explore leadership in the government sector. Please don’t laugh. I’m serious. There is a method to my madness. Please follow along. With over 15 years managing government projects, I’ve managed large and small contractors in the federal system. I fully understand the federal system with all […]



The Illusion of a Final Goal

« 8 June 2007 | 21:00 | University Of Management | Comments Off »

“….. there is no final goal. There is always further to go. It is a voyage of unending discovery, and as in all such voyages, what is gathered by the wayside is often as valuable as what is found at the destination.”
G.I. Gurdjieff
The game of life and success is the game of illusions! Why […]



Clearing The Path For Goal Manifestation

« 6 June 2007 | 7:37 | University Of Management | Comments Off »

You have a goal, you work towards your goal, but nothing happens. Why? Did you meet a road block and give in. Did you have a plan to go along with your goal? Did you want it bad enough?
There are many reasons why goals go unfulfilled, the three main reasons are:
Clarity
Many […]