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The gap between the good organizations and the great organizations from a technology, product features, and service offering perspective is typically not significant.

I hear tremendous talk about balancing work and home life, so I thought a good way to start the New Year would be to brainstorm a few life balance ideas.

As the New Year begins, there is always talk about New Year's resolutions. I don't make New Year's resolutions; as I figure that if I determine I should change something, why wait?

My experience shows that those people who are organized and prepared stand out in a crowd - and achieve results.

Since I'm currently on vacation in Hawaii, traveling with family members who typically do not travel, it has become clear that travel tips I take for granted can be quite helpful - more than I realized previously.

Lately, I've worked on or have seen several projects that have lacked significant follow-up, and it was apparent how critical this step is to achieving results and so I'm devoting a lead article to the subject. The best plans are useless without follow through and follow-up. I've found it [...]

Lately, I've had my fare share of "dealing with difficult people". Although it is good to keep one on their toes, it also makes you take a step back and think about strategies for improvement.

I was teased recently of relating everything back to leadership, and I realized it is true - "it begins and ends with leadership".

I've noticed that the companies that focus on people have long term success; however, I've been frustrated that many times this pattern and reason aren't obvious to those inside the business at the time.