Several things I have read recently noted people have a strong need to be a member of a group or team. Meeting this basic human need of wanting to be… Read more »
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The Power of “AND”
Sustained excellence is based on a few principles well applied. As is my habit, I do a lot of reading and studying of business related books and articles. I find… Read more »
Creating a Culture of Accountability
The question: “How do I create a culture of accountability?” I recently was asked this excellent question from a class attendee and consulting client. It may be a question that… Read more »
All Decisions Are Not Created Equal: Use of Pareto Thinking
It is been said that a person’s quality of life today is a result of decisions s/he has made and actions taken as a result of those decisions. We make… Read more »
What is the biggest mistake usually made in strategic planning?
The answer: Selecting too many strategic objectives to work on. At McClaskey Excellence Institute, we are privileged to work with the leadership of organizations to conduct two-day strategic planning workshops.… Read more »
The World’s Greatest Planning Tool: The Pareto Principle
How would you like to learn a planning tool that is both widely applicable and easy to use? Such a tool has been generally known since the 1940’s so it… Read more »
How Not to Listen to the Presidential Debates
Have you listened to one or more of the current Presidential debates? Do you come away relatively empty in terms of any useful new information? Would you like something that… Read more »
Reflections from Winning an Award
McClaskey Excellence Institute recently got some tremendous news. I want to share it with you and to reflect a bit on what the Baldrige-assessment process is and what it means… Read more »
Plan-Do-Check-Act
In the 40 years that I have been consulting and teaching about performance excellence, one model has stood out above all the others in relation to identifying excellence in management.… Read more »
Complexity vs. Simplicity
3 ways that we overcomplicate management: