rick13714Jul 3, 20161 minAccountability and bucket listsI just finished a triathlon with my son and his wife. For me, it was a bucket lister, given my 15 year retirement from such events; for S...
rick13714May 5, 20152 minYour Anaerobic Work ThresholdToo many times I have given my work mind the kind of advice I know is stupid for my athletic mind: Just work harder and longer, and you c...
rick13714Nov 10, 20141 minIt’s Never Crowded on the Extra MileWhat happened is the Law of Forced Efficiency met the Law of Prior Planning. The result was a stretching of my time management skills and...
rick13714Sep 25, 20142 minHow To Lean Your MeetingsThat happened to me last week and illustrated the challenge of lean thinking. The more future steps and quality checks you have in a proc...
rick13714Sep 10, 20142 minThe Spread Offense in Your BusinessFootball dominates my home state of Alabama. The big debate is whether a traditional power like Alabama can continue its old school style...
rick13714Jan 29, 20142 minEmployee Productivity Tip # 3 – Breakfast of ChampionsTimes have changed. Breakfast is rarely a family event and eating something to settle the caffeine beverage is more the norm. We seem to w...
rick13714Jan 6, 20142 minTackling the Dreaded “I’ll Get to It When I Have Time” ProjectAfter staring at open files next to a full filing cabinet for months, I finally screwed up my resolve to tackle this messy monster. In le...
rick13714Feb 6, 20132 minFace It, Teach It, Improve ItThis morning finds me feeling hectic and for good reason. I am facilitating a series of workshops for a client to improve their employee’...
rick13714Jan 13, 20131 minTrying to Learn What Not to ForgetHaving written on the subject of setting goals and changing habits, I decided the best way for me to improve was to make sure I followed ...
rick13714Nov 6, 20121 minVoting and BusinessA quote on iPhone from my yet- to-meet friend, Brian Tracy, got me thinking. “We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instea...
rick13714Jul 17, 20121 minDr. Stephen R. Covey – A Principled LifeEven in his passing, he inspired me. Having a mountain bike accident at 79 is pretty neat. I hope to be on a bike at 79 up in the Wasatch...
rick13714Jun 26, 20122 minTime… For Another WorkshopAre you going to the time management workshop today? Where is George Carlin when you need him? I found myself thinking, “I don’t have tim...