Being consistent is difficult for some of us. In this context, I'm using "consistent" to be synanonymous with "predictable". For me, at least, 100% consistency is not possible, so I've had to devise some simple tools to get at near the track....maybe not perfectly on it, but moving. My best tool is a reward. I know, I'm treating myself as a child. So be it. It works. Now I get a reward (some grapes) when I meet my over and over goals. Note that goals came first...and setting those was a str

Small is BIG....Sometimes After some years of being in various leadership positions, I found (or was taught) several things that made a significant difference in getting people to respond positively to direction. This blog entry is about just one of those; "Small is BIG" First, a basic: almost all of us like to be appreciated, acknowledged and complemented. That being the case, how do I show appreciation, acknowledgment and be complimentary? Although large groups of people can be recognized a