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The Secret To A Lifetime Of Productivity – And Five Ways To Find It

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The Secret To A Lifetime Of Productivity – And Five Ways To Find It by Starbucker on February 28, 2010 It’s not the “doing&#. Over committing is the cardinal sin of productivity. Popularity: 23% [ ?

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The 3 Elements of Solid Decision Making That Cannot Be Ignored

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The 3 Elements of Solid Decision Making That Cannot Be Ignored by Starbucker on April 11, 2010 Leaders make decisions every day, and the process in which those decisions are made has always intrigued and fascinated me.

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Leaders As Diplomats: A Short Course in Cross-Functional Communication

Terry Starbucker

But the only problem is, you have absolutely no authority or control of that other department, and since your hand off process is ill defined, the communications you have had with the other department head has been poor, and the cross-department acrimony level is high, all that great work you did under your own roof is about to be squandered.

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In Appreciation Of……Appreciation

Terry Starbucker

But as this element of the definition points out, there’s a lot more to it than that. How we assess this “proper value&# is critical – in people, in policy, and in process. It’s a real test of a leader’s judgment. “ clear perception or recognition, esp. Without the indigestion. Happy Thanksgiving all!

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7 Reasons You Should Attend SOBCon Colorado

Terry Starbucker

That process is then repeated 6 times. By the end of the day you will have already taken steps in a different, and more productive, direction. So much so that I’ve already reserved my space for 2011′s Chicago conference. It’s a very potent mixture. mckra1g June 24, 2010 at 8:34 am You buried the lede!

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Why Making a Difference is Still THE Difference

Terry Starbucker

But here’s the funny thing about these letters – in almost all cases, it wasn’t the actual product or service the customer was raving about – it was the person delivering it. Something about this transaction made a difference for them, and because of it, we’ve made a customer for life.

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Those Dreaded Meetings and Why You Should Learn to Love Them

Terry Starbucker

Let’s be innovative with our “how&# so we can perhaps get to richer discussions during the process. Otherwise, they’re just a big, inncesary load on our shoulders and a miserable waste of productive time. Bring in faciltiators, shake things up, try to do meetings WITHOUT powerpoint sometimes, bring in a yoga teacher!

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