Stir the Paint

You pour new paint into a can each time you attend a learning event. Every so often you need to stir the paint to bring that learning back to the service. This page is dedicated to stirring the paint for learning events from Hester Consulting.

Time and Life Management

Don't Manage Time, Manage Yourself
Do you have a "gnawing sense of anxiety?" An overloaded in-basket here, hundreds of unanswered emails there - soon enough, life feels as if it's spinning out of control. According to productivity guru David Allen, "the degree to which things gnaw at our minds is usually the degree to which they are 'stuck' in some way. You get things off your mind by making progress on them." This article contains an interview with David Allen where he shares his techniques for treating that "gnawing sense of anxiety."

Time and Life Management (.pdf), by Stephen R. Covey
A great overview of the topic of Time and Life Management from one of the masters, Stephen R. Covey. This article focuses on the importance of following our inner compass

Influencing Skills

What Are You Complaining About, by Cheryl Dahle
The article gives some tips on "turning a culture of complaint into an agenda for change. Scroll down to the end of the article to read advice on "giving praise that matters."

The Leadership Challenge

The Little Company That Could, by Dennis Cauchon
Disasters can hit us at any time. This article relates the key elements that enabled Mississippi Power, a small power company, to achieve beyond expectations during the days following Hurricane Katrina. You'll see many elements of The Leadership Challenge spread throughout the article.

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