The Thrill of Breakthroughs

There is something quite thrilling in the can-do power a team of brilliant hard working executives can create when they coalesce. The three comments below capture that exact sense. Most teams operate at a sub-optimal level and miss the greater knowledge and wisdom available for them at a higher level of collaboration. High level of trust and breakthrough collaboration make the impossible possible and the...

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Seeing The Invisible Layers

Do you see the invisible work created around you? Are you fully aware of the invisible layers of your own work? This podcast draws your awareness to the invisible work of your endeavors. That’s where the transformative power lies; this is where the quality and essence of something is fashioned and preserved. You enjoy a red apple you picked up at the produce section but...

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The KEY: Flying Over Volcanic Iceland

I am writing this Key flying at 36,000 feet, just north of Iceland. After trying for five days to escape Europe with numerous flight cancellations, I am finally heading home to Seattle. What an adventurous journey! The Air Force brief is, “It’s the one you don’t see that will shoot you down.” The Black Swan message is, “Beware of the trap of preparing for the...

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The Discipline Secret – Best Practices

Here are the elements of discipline we explored in our teleconference the Discipline Secret: Discipline of knowledge – The building blocks and protocols that allow you to use and apply a certain field of knowledge. What fields of knowledge do you use? What new fields do you want to acquire? Professional discipline – The discipline of your profession. How do you get results in your...

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Best Practices: From Brainstorming To Mind-clustering

Mind-clustering is better than brainstorming. The brain likes to compare and contrast. The mind transcends and includes brain output and more. Here are some best practices to help turn your brainstorming into mind-clustering. Whether what you seek is a future vision or strategic or innovation breakthrough apply and adapt these tips to optimize your session. You are trying to: Download ideas. Generate insight. See the...

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The KEY: Thrive in the New Normal – The First Five Commandments

Struggle is the tension between where you are now and where you desire to be. If you experience this tension, it means you are alive. Many of the managers I coach and interact with are experiencing struggle at this time. To make the most out of your challenges and opportunities you need to engage 10 thriving practices. This KEY will help you thrive in the...

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You Are Your Time

Here is another excerpt from our teleconference: The Three Buckets Strategy – How to Gain One Month and Year. You can join our teleconference series here. © Aviv Shahar

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Become Your Life’s Architect

Listen to an excerpt from our recent teleconference: The Three Buckets Strategy – How to Gain One Month and Year. You can join our teleconference series here. © Aviv Shahar

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The KEY: At the Top and Empty

Don was a brilliant executive. He was analytical, disciplined and focused, and he rallied his team to achieve great results. In Don’s mind, his fantastic and steady achievements were supposed to lead directly to the corner office… This KEY is about the crisis at the top. It is also a hopeful message because the beauty of life is that you can make a course correction....

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