“A critical book for every leader! Learn to give your teams, employees and peers, the clear communication they need to be their most effective and productive in The Power of Clarity.“
My last edits for The Power of Clarity: Unleash the True Potential of Workplace Productivity, Confidence, and Empowerment (Bloomsbury Publishing, July 2021) are in! I’m so glad! And thrilled!
Everyone knows clear roles and responsibilities are important, right? That’s why we write job descriptions. That’s why managers work so hard to set expectations. That’s why smart employees make an effort to clarify those expectations. Clear roles and responsibilities matter! Unfortunately, we aren’t doing enough. These techniques simply aren’t adequate.
It is a simple fact that if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. Our former President and his loyal followers used that technique to dupe millions. People who wanted to trust that he was different. That he really would drain the swamp and make government work for them.
“We are more alike than different.” You’ve heard this phrase. From me, if nowhere else. But let’s get more specific for the sake of clarity. We differ in:
I recently joined a book discussion group through Facebook. The best thing about this was that the people were from so many different places and backgrounds. The book was Caste, which meant the topic was racism. And the reactions to the book were as different as the individuals present.
A manager comes out of a meeting with a clear decision. He then attends the next meeting and comes out with a changed mind and a new decision. Is this second decision really a decision?
Season’s Greetings! For a lot of people, this has been a terrible year in many ways. Thankfully, this extraordinary year is coming to an end and things are looking up. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, even the days will now get longer and brighter. I believe business will pick up across the board, vaccinations will put this pandemic behind us, some semblance of normalcy will return, and, with it, new opportunity. We will heal. Mentally, physically, financially, and spiritually.
Lately, I’ve noticed several difficult client situations that are caused by decisions that aren’t really decisions.
I have written hundreds of articles containing my best ideas, all of which are available for free on my website. I send a newsletter every month without fail, delivering my newest ideas to inboxes all over the world. I respond to emails and LinkedIn questions directly. I give free advice by phone to inactive clients and prospective clients because they need it, not because they are considering hiring me. I truly appreciate it when people take the time to reply with their thanks and reactions, comment on and share my posts on social media, and write testimonials for my website or for my books on Amazon. The social sharing and Amazon reviews are especially appreciated because my goal is to spread the power of clarity and those are great ways to get the message out. But something happened recently that caught me up short.