by Gary Covert | Feb 3, 2023 | Leadership, Productivity
My daughter likes to make little origami cranes for people and leave them where they can find them later. It is her way of sharing her positivity and kindness. Her grandmother saves all of them and over the years they nearly fill a drawer. People like to receive these...
by Gary Covert | Jan 23, 2023 | Leadership, Productivity
Japan has the tradition of a deep “spring cleaning” that occurs at the beginning of the New Year. During that time, they clean everything in the house. Every nook and cranny of a typical house is scrubbed, dusted, and refreshed. (Marie Kondo is famous in the US, but...
by Gary Covert | Jan 23, 2023 | Business Development, Leadership, Productivity
While I have come to love the efficiency of email and remote meetings (Zoom and Teams), there really are some big benefits to being in-person and to which leaders should pay attention. These include: Quick and efficient relationship building. You can give and get a...
by Gary Covert | Jan 16, 2023 | Leadership, Productivity
From the many CEOs I am honored to interact with, I get to see many examples of success habits.Here are three such habits I was reminded of this week:Move fast. One CEO I met, shared that they started their winery in the middle of the pandemic, built up production,...
by Gary Covert | Jan 9, 2023 | Innovation, Leadership, Productivity
As you may have heard, Southwest Airlines received a lot of criticism for an operational meltdown of epic proportions over the holidays. While it is easy to simply be critical of the failures of others, what lessons might leaders learn from Southwest’s experience? A...
by Gary Covert | Jan 2, 2023 | Innovation, Leadership, Productivity
Leaders will often hear that they should get out of their comfort zone. Good advice.But if you really want to get better results this year, let’s take it a step further.Don’t stay comfortable within your current Circle of Competence.In the world of investing,...
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