Forget market conditions; external factors don’t cause sluggish performance, poorly executed priorities do. --

• To optimize performance, companies may need to start doing things backwards.
  Article: The Problem With Common Sense Management

No more treading water: Even successful organizations can improve by merging people and processes. --

• One of the most fatal business mistakes is to underestimate the importance of a strong, vibrant culture.
  Article: The Model For Total Business Success

Don’t just roll out learning: Create the right culture and the other elements will follow. --

• Companies that emphasize a clear, strong and effective culture don't have to pull their people along.
  Article: Culture Rules!

Business is like a game: It's more fun when you're winning. People and culture are the keys to keeping competitive. -

• Quite often, organizations aren't even aware of the many ways in which they may be slowing themselves down.
  Article: Winning & Losing Organizations

By understanding your personal styles, and the styles of those around you, it's possible to grow beyond being a creature of habit. -

• People tend to be motivated primarily by one type of need and secondarily by another.
  Article: How Habits Shape Results

Hey batter, batter! Want to hit a home run for your organization? Understanding the different personality types of your learners can help you slide safely into home plate. -

• Positively motivated performers are driven to achieve goals and results.
  Article: Becoming An All-Star Performer With Others

A crucial key to our success with others is becoming Adaptable. -

• There are three Key Actions required for success with people.
  Article: The Winning Formula For Personal Success With People

Highly adaptable people consciously make choices to act in more rational, appropriate and effective ways - especially when faced with problems, conflicts and adversity. -

• To solve any problem, focus on the people involved.
  Article: The Current Crisis ... A Multi-Dimensional Adaptability Issue

Researh has repeatedly shown that personal values evolve as a function of two major forces in our lives: significant emotional experiences and socialization. -

• While everyone has values, they are often latent.
  Article: Personal Values: Myths & Facts

We can become more successful by simply practicing the "spirit" of the Golden Rule, stated simply as treating others with respect. -

• Optimizing our success requires us to adjust our actions.
  Article: Customer Smart Selling & Service

"Performance Learners" seek forward movement, while "non-learners" are comfortable with the current state, whether it's their own or their organization's. -

• Performance learning involves an open, searching approach.
  Article: Performance Learning