Trust and verify; do not rely on the reporting alone. Walk the floor and put yourself in the seat of the customers or stakeholders.
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https://youtu.be/iX5OUjmEE6w Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #188 — Be Gentle with Yourself 188 weeks. 3 misses. I've been doing Mindset Mondays with DTK for over 3½ years and, as of this week's episode, I've missed getting the Thursday morning email written and released exactly three times. And I'm noticing that as I set down…
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https://youtu.be/56n0WSqm5_E Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #173 — Either/Or? Or Both? Yes, "success" had a different meaning for each of us. By default, most of those definitions are colored by the world around us, by social constructs, by external markers. For me, success is an internal measure. When I look for an external measure,…
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https://youtu.be/0A_tjiovCNA Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #158 — To See Or Be Seen Climbing the world's tallest mountain, a feat which every year claims the lives of some who attempt it, is something to undertake for internal not external validation. So when George Mallory was asked why he wanted to climb Mt Everest, his…
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https://youtu.be/oK6iIOExF1E Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #143 — "What Got You There Won't Get You Here" I'll be offering apologies to Marshall Goldsmith for riffing with his famous book title ... And here's what's important: It's time we all start redefining success is an inside game. It's time to stop looking outward for the…
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https://www.facebook.com/david.taylorklaus/videos/10157275143392687/ Episode #136 — Metrics Make a Difference It's amazing how much difference intention makes. It's almost like people can feel when intention and action are out of alignment. OK. There's no "almost" about it. People definitely can feel the misalignment. What one seeks to achieve creates the energy around their actions along the way.…
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https://www.facebook.com/david.taylorklaus/videos/10156585170882687/ Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #100 — Its all you. Always. I wish I had a magic wand. There are so many things I'd change if I had one (and not just the state of US Politics and the divisiveness that pervades it... although that one is high on the list)! Sadly there…
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https://www.facebook.com/david.taylorklaus/videos/10156056634457687/ Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #070 — Keep going! Giving up on something is often the quick and easy way out. But that "quick" can have lasting impact. The second-guessing, the self-criticism, and the self-flogging lingers long after the quitting is done. All too often it's merely the persistence that makes the difference…
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https://www.facebook.com/david.taylorklaus/videos/10156012253467687/ Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #067 — Sympathy is a force multiplier. Way back in Episode #005, we played with Teddy Roosevelt's idea that "Comparison if the thief of joy." So when I read this quote by Oscar Wilde, I first thought that this week's conversation would snap back to dire warnings against…
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https://www.facebook.com/david.taylorklaus/videos/10155995736602687/ Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #066 — Want to succeed more? Then fail more! The next time you hear an entrepreneur, an executive, or the leader of any organization profess their belief in innovation, ask them how they reward failure. Chances are, they don't. And when failure is not rewarded, innovation is NOT…
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