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It’s OK to Trust Your Instincts
In Star Trek: The Original Series, we learn that Starship Captains are authorized to trust their instincts. You are, too. Instincts are feelings or inclinations…
Preparation Boosts Results
One of the most neglected boosters of productivity and success is preparation. Years ago, I worked with some very successful people whose idea of preparation…
Effective Dissent
As I’ve counseled many times, productivity and success depend heavily on your ability to work well with other people. This can become much more difficult…
A Formula for Steady Improvement
For many years, one of my most important goals has been to steer my efforts and energies toward increasing productivity and success. Naturally, that requires…
Some Ways to Better Control Your Time
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been productivity-minded. Among my earliest efforts to increase my level of productivity and success were efforts to…
Step Backward to Move Forward
The most common approach to making progress is to push forward. That’s fine, because it works well most of the time. But occasionally, you can…
Here’s What’s Good About Conflict
As social beings, people are born, bred, and raised for the most part to avoid conflict. But that’s impossible, of course, because – as I…
Reaching Difficult Agreements
As I’ve written many times, increasing your level of productivity and success entails working well with others. That’s not always easy, though, and it’s particularly…
Using Your Strengths for Productivity and Success
All of us develop and regularly exhibit a portfolio of strengths and weaknesses. What’s more, most of us seek to improve on them as much…
The Power of Conscientiousness
It’s less showy, less newsworthy, much less praised than creativity, innovation, and risk-taking. But conscientiousness is a critical element in building productivity and success in…
Rules for Risking Failure
I’ve written on failure before, including here and here, asserting there’s nothing intrinsically wrong with it. But I was wrong. Failure is a mixed bag….
Elements of Empathy
A key aspect of increasing your level of productivity and success is your ability to work well with other people. Central to that is your…