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- Room Dynamics Fuel Efficiency - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2014 from Pat HeydlauffAlthough it was a beautiful sunny spring day outside, there was a dark cloud hanging over attorney Steve and his office reflected it. Steve was the managing partner of a multiple-city law firm spread across the state. He complained about how unfocused, distracted and disorganized he felt. He ...
Views: 1213(1 vote) - Real Leaders Prioritize, Nurture and Recharge - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffNothing improves by accident. Being a real or Intentional leader is making a conscious choice to transform the way you think. It isn’t just about creating balance but about changing your perspective about the way your approach your personal life and professional life. It’s about how you approach ...
Views: 1208 - Translation, Not Transcription, is the Key to Business Success - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffChange occurs constantly and your business must learn to adapt. From the telegraph to the cell phone, the personal computer to the Internet, companies have access to newer and better tools to do business in the 21st century. However, many organizations find success, even moderate success, yet ...
Views: 1207(2 votes) - Fuel Focus to Move Beyond Engagement - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2015 from Pat HeydlauffTime is your most valuable asset. How you use it and what you focus on determines the quality of your performance and effectiveness. What is your workforce focusing on – they are always focusing on something, but is it what you want them to do? Fueling focus is perhaps your most important ...
Views: 1192 - Everyone Needs Employees Like Dan - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2016 from Pat HeydlauffIn our country, workforce engagement is at 30 percent, those not engaged is at 52 percent, and actively disengaged is at 18 percent (Gallup, 2012). Creating a multi-dimensional focused workforce environment is key to increasing engagement, buy-in and performance — for both employees and the ...
Views: 1165 - How to Focus in an ADD World - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffFor sustainability in a complex ADD world, the key is focused engagement. What the business community knows today is that old ways are not sustainable and you can no longer execute without engagement. However, a strategic business advantage comes from knowing there is a flow to the focus of ...
Views: 1163 - Focus, the Productivity Solution - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffMulti-tasking, maintaining or increasing productivity and peak performance demands are at an all-time high. The result, stress and anxiety are also at an all-time high. Today's economic demands and their undesirable side effects are the same whether you are in accounting, marketing, ...
Views: 1153(1 vote) - Three Leadership Strategies Fuel Personal Energy - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffIn today’s workplace, leaders have much to manage: inspire managers, motivate employees, connect with customers and keep profits coming. Unfortunately, with so much on their plates, leaders can sometimes feel overwhelmed, overworked, overstressed and just plain burned out. Taking time to ...
Views: 1124 - The Engaged Workforce: Who is Responsible? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffWalt Disney once said, “Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.” He understood perfectly whose responsibility engagement was – it was his. He was a hands-on leader, personally involved and engaged with his ...
Views: 1122 - Hit the Ground Running…or Not - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffDo you hit the ground running in the morning and never stop until you drop back into bed exhausted at the day’s end? Does your view of peak performance begin the moment you get into your car, set foot in your office, or have that first sip of coffee? If yes, you are missing the two most ...
Views: 1074 - Integrity – the Leadership Gap between Excellence and Mediocrity - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2018 from Pat Heydlauff“Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and ...
Views: 1071 - Logic and Vision Aren't Enough to Achieve - by Submitted on May 16, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffLogic and vision aren’t enough; you need passion and ambition to be a great leader according to Leonard Lauder, Chairman Emeritus of The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. His mother, Estee Lauder had passion and ambition. She took risks and her philosophy on life was “beauty is an attitude, ...
Views: 1069 - Three Leadership Keys to Sustainability - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffLeadership is complex and exponentially evolving. There are many rules but there is no guarantee that they all work or whether one will work in circumstance A but not B. However, you cannot afford to negate the so-called rules of leadership – or can you? In discussions about the qualities of ...
Views: 1068 - Transform Your Surroundings to Improve Your Prosperity - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffAre you running on almost empty when it comes to encouragement, motivation and self-confidence? Has self-empowerment fled the scene leaving you drained, alone and discouraged? You are not alone. According to a study by Gallup-Healthways, stress is spiraling upward as the economy continues its ...
Views: 1067 - The Golden Age of Leadership –Where are You, The Silver Age? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffLeadership comes in many shapes, styles, sizes and sex. However, none of that really matters. When it comes to the success of your organization, what does matter is how good you are at leading and is anyone following you? One of the biggest obstacles leadership faces today is that the world ...
Views: 1065(1 vote) - Engage - Fuel Tomorrow's Sustainability - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffEngage - Fuel Tomorrow’s Sustainability The importance of engagement may seem passé but in reality, it is more important than ever. It continues to be the most desirable tool in the corporate and business community in the second decade of the 21st century. It doesn’t matter whether your ...
Views: 1064 - Create a Goal Oriented Office - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffHave you ever walked into your office whether at work or at home and thought, “why can’t I get anything done in here?” If you work outside of the home, do you ever wonder, “is everyone here playing on the same company team?” Do you sometimes question, “is there something I can do in my cubicle, ...
Views: 1047 - Design Support for Leadership - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffI was asked recently about leadership. This client often heard me speak about using the principles of Feng Shui and energy to design your office or home for success but wanted to know if you could do the same for leadership. I answered by saying “if you can focus positive energy on your well ...
Views: 1030 - Poor Management Dramatically Reduces Engagement - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2017 from Pat HeydlauffPoor management dramatically reduces engagement but the nouveau “no management” philosophy, known as holacracy, destroys engagement. Zappos may have discovered that employees need managers after all, according to writers, J. Brandon Rigoni and Bailey Nelson at the Gallup Business Journal, ...
Views: 1009 - Un-Cluttering Your Time Puts You In-control - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffAs a middle management sales team specialist, Judy didn’t have a moment to spare. She didn’t have time on her hands to worry about what tomorrow would bring; she had so many things to do within a 24 hour period that an army of six couldn’t possibly accomplish in a month. She thought her time ...
Views: 996 - Energy Makes a Difference Whether at Home or in Business - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffI’ve had a number of clients and students ask, “Is the process any different when positively energizing an office or business versus a home?” “Are there basic principles you can follow when using Feng Shui for a business client versus a home client?” Or, “why would you even consider energizing ...
Views: 931 - Reinvent Balance to Improve Employee Well-being - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffDoes the concept of work/life balance make you cringe? Do you envision the scales of justice meeting out the exact amount of minutes you should perform work duties, spend time on social media and engage in personal life activities? Is there is a solution? Nobody seems to get the fact that ...
Views: 928 - A Balanced Portfolio, Feng Shui Style - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffWhat does your bottom line look like? Is your portfolio filled with growing stocks and bonds, balanced with other conservative investments? Have you put money away for a rainy day? Or, are you over extended? What does your self worth look like? No, not the financial self, but the personal ...
Views: 907 - Yesterday's Leadership Roadmap Needs Remodeling - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2018 from Pat HeydlauffIt isn’t working. Almost nothing about the way a leader led in the Nineties works today. If you need proof, just look around. Businesses are gone that should be thriving, new businesses are sprouting that weren’t even a dream back then. Yesterday’s roadmap for success doesn’t work for today’s ...
Views: 903 - The Golden Age of Leadership –Has It Arrived, Are you Ready? - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffThere are many ways to describe Leadership and an organization's operational model through the centuries since its evolution out of the Dark Ages in the 1700s. Its progression through the Iron Age, Bronze Age and Silver Age is very evident whether described by those exact names or something else ...
Views: 876 - Declutter Thinking to Increase Prosperity - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffWe all want financial stability, balanced relationships, upwardly mobile careers and peace at home. But instead of waiting for these things to come to us, we must “walk the walk and talk the talk” to actively pursue our goals. We have truly hit a point in history where everything you think, ...
Views: 867 - Is Tired the New Norm? - by Submitted on May 20, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffDowntime is a necessity in today’s warp-speed world. We are so busy making a living and consumed in day-to-day activities that we often do not have time to enjoy life. We tend to over-commit, never say no and turn into workaholics – always doing something or going somewhere. Are you someone ...
Views: 810 - The Golden Age of Leadership –Where are You, The Bronze Age? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffLike millions of others, has your world been turned upside down? Have your responsibilities at work and at home escalated and the time you used to have for yourself been depleted? The old norms just aren’t working and everywhere you turn someone is trying to provide you advice on how to live ...
Views: 791 - Do Something Different to Create a Breakthrough - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffAlbert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” It doesn’t matter if you are facing unfinished projects, complicated finances and debt, poor relationships with family members and co-workers, or wellness issues. If you want change and ...
Views: 746 - How to Manage Time and Energy to Boost Personal Productivity - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2019 from Pat HeydlauffAre you stuck on the procrastination highway where productivity slows to a crawl and stress uncontrollably speeds up? Why, because you’d rather be doing something else, fear of failure or lack of organization? Or are you procrastinating just because you do not know how to manage your internal ...
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