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I spend a lot of time reading. The new ideas and interpretations that flow from others’ wisdom often lead to day-to-day insights.

  • KPI versus Key Results

    KPI versus Key Results

    Great team leaders create a simple governance environment that embodies the rules and practices which define the team’s performance culture.  The simpler and clearer these rules and practices, the stronger the performance culture’s foundation.  Clear terminology that’s consistently used can solidify the team by creating an insider’s sense of belonging.  Here’s today’s consideration.  Are KPIs and Key Results the…

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  • I don’t believe in best practices

    I don’t believe in best practices

    Consultants – if you want to sell a solution to internal auditors, don’t couch it as ‘best practices’. Serious and respected internal auditors deal in well-grounded recommendations. Their recommendations address a deficiency or opportunity that actually matters to management. And their proposed solutions are usually simple, practical, complete, and sustainable so that management can take…

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  • Fake it ’til you make it

    Fake it ’til you make it

    We’ve all seen this advice. And it disturbs me when people use it to justify something shady. Here’s what it’s not … It’s not a (wink-wink) justification to fraudulently claim some skill, or some authority, even though you don’t really have it. Sure, you want it. You plan on having it someday. And, the justification…

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