Tag: Commitment

‘Yes’ And ‘No’

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning Report

‘Every decision about yes and no really comes down to how you’re going to spend your time.’

‘No is how you protect yourself and others from making bad commitments, dedicating resources trying to do things that cannot be done (not possible), are not allowed (against the rules), or that on balance, should not be done ( a bad idea or not the next top priority).

‘Every good no makes room for a better yes.’

‘Yes is the beginning of a collaboration, the start of something.’

‘Every good yes is a chance to make the most of a good opportunity and serve others by adding value and building your real influence.’

‘Every good no – or not yet– makes room for a better opportunity.’

‘Every bad yes is a waste of time, energy, and money that will crowd out a better opportunity.’

‘Every bad no is a missed opportunity or a delayed ( and maybe soured) opportunity if the no gets overturned.’

‘Every yes is a commitment, and every commitment deserves to be taken seriously and honored with a good plan and focused execution.’

‘Plan the work so that you can work your plan.’

Source:

Bruce Tulgan (2020). The Art of Being Indispensable at Work: Win Influence Beat Overcommitment And Get The Right Things Done

Wisdom For A Better Tomorrow

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning Report

‘It is the very nature of knowledge that it changes fast and that today’s certainties will be tomorrow’s absurdities.’

‘The most effective way to manage change successfully is to create it.’

‘Any attempts to base today’s actions and commitments on predictions of future events is futile.’

‘To survive and succeed, every organization will have to turn itself into a change agent.’

‘In turbulent times, managers cannot assume that tomorrow will be an extension of today.’

‘Systemic innovation requires a willingness to look on change as an opportunity.’

‘Predicting the future can only get you into trouble. The task is to manage what is there and to work to create what could and should be.’

‘Balancing change and continuity requires continuous work on information.’

‘We need a new concept of information and a new understanding of learning and teaching.’

‘Innovating organizations speed neither time nor resources on defending yesterday.’

‘To make the future demands courage.’

Source:

Bruce Rosenstein (2014). Create Your Future The Drucker Way: Developing and Applying a Forward Focused Mindset