by RLochner | Jan 24, 2018 | Goal Management, Process Improvement, Time Management
…through Rigor.” January is that time of year where many organizational and individual leaders trot out new goals to advance their businesses and themselves. Their process of setting these goals can be simplified down to basically two steps. Step one: identify the...
by RLochner | May 22, 2017 | Leading Change, Time Management
…To attain Wisdom, remove things every day.” No matter how much leaders intellectually know about the folly of trying to fit ten pounds of stuff in a five-pound bag, they seem to always go down that path, ultimately leading to frustration and stress. Of the many...
by RLochner | Feb 22, 2016 | Personal Leadership, Time Management
…There are only Priority Management problems It seems we hear people lament their latest time management problems no matter where we are. Typical fare like “I didn’t have time to…” or “I ran out of time to…” packs the airwaves with just enough conviction to get the...
by RLochner | Dec 21, 2013 | Blog, Process Improvement, Time Management
…but always enough time to do it again! During my corporate career, we used to joke that anything that began with “re…” was a bad thing. Specifically, we were referring to re-engineering, re-work, re-bid etc. The premise was to keep our focus on doing what we needed...
by RLochner | Nov 19, 2013 | Blog, Personal Leadership, Time Management
…and “Someday” is not one of them! Over the last several months, I have heard a good many leaders talk about what they are thinking about doing with their businesses in 2014. The conversation is a great opening for discussions on execution and, at the same time, the...
by RLochner | Feb 12, 2013 | Blog, Time Management
Does anybody really care? Many of you might recall these lyrics from the band Chicago from their hit song by the same name. As we work our way into the first few months of 2013 we and those in our organizations might be asking “Where did the time go?” or...