August 1, 2003A free Ezine sent to you twice a month by Glen Rediehs, Ph.D.: Personal Coach, Corporate Coach, Organization Development Consultant
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In This Issue:
How to Get Un-stuck
A Little Humor
Thought for the Day
When and How to Delegate
In the Next Issue
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At one time or another, just about all of us hit a plateau. We know what we want to accomplish and changes we need to make. But, we just can't get going. We feel stuck. Or, we make some progress and then slip back.
If you feel stuck, here are some suggestions:
- Make sure that you have a workable goal - clear, specific, positive, do-able and written down. Have an action plan that spells out, step by step, how you will proceed. You can learn how to develop goals that will work in a six-article series (January to March, 2003) in the Solution Leader Ezine archives. Click here.
- Test your
goal. Is it something that you really want? Or, is it what other people
want from you? You are much more likely to achieve goals that are in line with your passion and values.
Do you have a workable goal but just can't get started? Or, lose momentum easily? You might try some of the following techniques that have worked for others: (READ MORE ...)
A Little Humor
The Counselor
After just a few years of marriage, filled with constant arguments, a young man and his wife decided the only way to save their marriage was to try counseling. They had been at each other's throat for some time and felt that this was their last straw. When they arrived at the counselor's office, the counselor jumped right in and opened the floor for discussion.
"What seems to be the problem?" Immediately, the husband held his long face down without anything to say. On the other hand, the wife began talking 90 miles an hour describing all the wrongs within their marriage.
After 5...10...15 minutes of listening to the wife, the counselor went over to her, picked her up by her shoulders, kissed her passionately for several minutes, and sat her back down. Afterwards, the wife sat there speechless.
He looked over at the husband who was staring in disbelief at what had happened. The counselor spoke to the husband, "Your wife NEEDS that at least twice a week!"
The husband scratched his head and replied, "I can have her here every Tuesday and Thursday."
George Carlin Strikes Again
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts" and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?
"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me . . they're cramming for their final exam.
Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?
Thought for the Day
That's Not My Job
This is a story about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
(Author Unknown)
Over the years, Steve has worked hard on his growing business. Now, though, he can't keep up with the demands on his time. Some decisions and actions don't get completed because he can't get to everything. On top of that, his company's growth curve has begun to slow and competitors are taking some of his market share.
Steve thought about delegating some of the work. But, with the threat from his competitors, he feels he has to be personally involved in every aspect of the company. Nobody knows the business and industry as well as he does.
Resistance to delegating is understandable. Owners and executives are frequently concerned that:
- others
won't do the job correctly or efficiently
- it will
take too much time to train others to do delegated tasks
- new hires
will cost too much
- if employees
learn too much about the business they will leave and become
another competitor.
At some point, delegation is imperative. Here's why:
(READ MORE ...)
In the Next Issue:
Why Worry?
A Little Humor
Thought for the Day
Decision-Making in Teams
In the Next Issue
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