Category: Simplify
These posts help explain the advantages of Simple, Practical, Complete, and Sustainable. I’m frequently adding new posts. So, I recommend that you subscribe to my periodic newsletter to stay in touch and learn about new content as it’s added.
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Job #1 for Executives
Make sure that the people who are supporting you succeed. Read more
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Does your job description define you?
In your organization, who are you, exactly? What’s your role? How do you contribute? Read more
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Focus on Culture or Structure?
If you’re interested in developing high-performing teams, then you may have given thought to the differences – and similarities – between ‘performance culture’ and ‘performance structure’. Read more
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Mental Models
𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗯 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝘁. Geoff Colvin, in his book 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, writes that top performers are better at organizing their knowledge, saying that “… top performers learn and understand new information better than average performers, since they see it not as an isolated bit of data but as part Read more
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Design for Impact
Why Star Performers Negotiate their Work. Brendon Burchard in his book High Performance Habits reminds us: “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” High performers aren’t just busy—they’re intentional. They produce output that’s deeply valued in their domain. It’s not just volume for volume’s sake. This shows up in two Read more
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Responsibility without freedom
It’s a quiet design flaw. It’s always frustrating when you carry a responsibility but feel like you don’t have the freedom to execute.You’re accountable for outcomes. But approvals, access, or influence sit elsewhere.You’re expected to lead. But the levers of change are out of reach. This isn’t just a personal dilemma.It’s often a structural misalignment. Read more
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Terminology – KPI and KRI
From time to time, I write about business concepts that seem fuzzy to me. Or perhaps not all that useful. This one is about risk management terminology. It’s not aimed at the risk professional. It’s for the rest of us who need to incorporate some of that terminology in ways that are useful and practical. Read more
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Habits, Routines, and Discipline
A lot of productivity books and articles talk about the value of developing good habits. They are key (I’m told) to success. And I mostly agree. I’m also told that discipline is really important. And, of course, having solid routines fits in there somewhere. Habits. Discipline. Routines. These terms were all mashed up in my Read more
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Systematic Problem Solving
Most of my career was within the Internal Audit profession. Among internal auditors, “an auditor’s mindset” is often mentioned. Or the aphorism “once an auditor, always an auditor”. Is there a shred of truth behind these? I think so. It’s often about having a systematic approach to problem solving. And anyone can benefit from that. Read more
I’m sharing ideas you can use every day. If you want to put your career on a higher trajectory, you just need to take the first step.
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I’m happy to discuss what I’m doing … and why.