The Power of Discipline (forgoing short-term disruption and discomfort for long-term rewards)
Why is it that people often do not reach goals they set (like losing weight, exercising...) and organizations fail to implement great ideas or strategy? The answer is very simple - they lack discipline. Most people know what needs to be done. The primary reason we do not work at the behaviors which we need to improve is that the rewards are in the future while the disruption and discomfort needed to get there are immediate.
Think about someone trying to lose weight - say someone like me. Two years ago I was 39 and thinking, "I need to get in better shape if I hope to walk my daughters down the aisle."
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Developing your unique talents and strengths – and those of the people you manage. Now, Discover Your Strengths is one of the most ground-breaking and useful business books ever written. The Gallup Organization has created a program to help readers identify their natural talents and build them into strengths. Just as we maintain health by studying disease, we have tried to develop employees and managers by reducing weaknesses. Consequently, we have not developed a clear understanding of strengths and how to build them. The authors say this is key to success in careers and organizations.
Based on open-ended interviews and psychological profiles of more than two million “excellent performers,” the authors have derived thirty-four talent themes, the meat of the book. To excel in your chosen field and to find lasting satisfaction in doing so, you will need to understand your unique patterns. You will need to become an expert at finding and describing, applying and practicing, and refining your strengths.”
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Many people continue to ask me about my trip on the
USS George Washington. I thought I would share a link to the article that was published in the
Central Penn Business Journal. They did a nice job summarizing my March 1st and 2nd trip.
It was truly an amazing experience to have a “catch” landing on an aircraft carrier and a “catapult” takeoff.
But probably the most amazing thing is the leadership and execution on the ship. Every sailor worked in complete harmony and with total commitment to the mission.
The entire time on the ship, I just kept thinking about how engaged these young men and women are.
It was a special time.
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First, Break All The Rules - What the world’s greatest managers do differently.
This is a powerful book written by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman (of the Gallup Organization). After much research of what makes great managers they wrote this book. They concluded, that there is no one best "style" of management; therefore, there is no single style we should all adopt. The purpose of First, Break All the Rules is to help you capitalize on your own style, by showing you how to incorporate the revolutionary insights shared by great managers everywhere.
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Good to Great - Why Some Companies Make the Leap... And Others Don't
This is an engaging and easy-to-read book that focuses on what makes organizations great. This book has factual wisdom which can help any organization from very small to Fortune 500. It sheds light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice. Collins makes a rather stunning statement at the outset, “Good is the enemy of great.”
His meaning is that as long as we are satisfied with “good” we will never try to become “great."
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