Why is it I just never seem to get the important things done!! You know, I just wish I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say that. Truthfully, I have heard myself say it, so I say it from the depths of my soul. It is an ongoing challenge for all of us to be more productive. I hear many people say it as a lament, but, sadly, many believe there is nothing that they can do about – “it is just life”, they say. But, quite [...]
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I have been running my own consultancy business for the past 10 years focused exclusively on coaching CEOs, Senior Executives, Business Owners and top teams to perform to their potential. For more information visit www.johnmurphyinternational.comAuthor Archive | johnmurphy
Do you struggle to get the important things done?
Do you struggle to get the important things done? Well, yes, it is a struggle, but there are solutions. In my work with Senior Executives, CEOs and business owners, along with reading and listening to the top performers in the world, there are a number of things they have in common, and today I want to focus on just two that come up time and time again. They are: Avoiding distraction Doing one thing at a time Sounds so simple doesn’t it? But like all things that are simple – [...]
I need to be re-energized
Recently I wrote an article on optimism that really generated a huge amount of reaction – many talking about what they did to stay optimistic, others saying how much it was in short supply. Quite a few comments were about how people were just feeling somewhat deflated and need something to really get them re-energized but just did not know how. I found this really interesting because for many who were making the comment, it was not because their life was in distress, their career in trouble or any deep [...]
Will this wow my customers and add value?
I am a great believer in creating routines and anyone who follows my posts will know that. They are so important to engrain the right habits that produce the results we seek. However, the risk is that we fall into a routine of doing the “same old, same old” without checking in whether what we are doing is adding real value to our customers. Every now and again it is a good idea to do stand back and really challenge what we routinely do and ask ourselves – is this [...]
