Stephen Lynch

Strategic Planning, Business Coaching, Executive Coaching, Management Training, Speaker, Award-Winning Author

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Deadlines are not suggestions. A due date is a commitment. By all means get it done sooner, but due dates are ‘commits’, not ‘hopes’.
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When I see someone hogging the microphone, I intervene using a technique I call my “60-second rule”

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To avoid the charade of “management theater” in your monthly metrics review:
1. Review and renegotiate metrics every quarter
2. Set performance targets in the “Goldilocks zone”
3. Confront metrics “in the red” and assign remedial action
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I spoke with one of my client CEOs about an early draft of this article on 15-5 Reports. He shared his current best practices with me and said, “These reports are something I wish I had in place 10 years ago.”

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Boss Not Buddy. As a manager, it’s better to be respected than to be liked. Achieving results and winning the game leads to a happier team over the long term.
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Don't Dip Down! If you constantly “dip down” to do the functional work of your people, you are operating at the wrong level as a manager
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Adopting a curious mindset helps me to engage more of my senses, to be more present, and pay closer attention to what is being said (and often more importantly, what is not being said).

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Two is one. One is none.
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Which meetings would you no longer attend, if you could access robust meeting notes that kept you informed about what went on?
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After 1 month, people can only recall about 20% of what they originally learned. It's called the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve. Here's how I use it in business:
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Weekly reporting is a practice I wholeheartedly recommend, and my highest-performing clients swear by it. Here is the process I use. https://t.co/9GhZ3jBYdj

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Barnacles hold us back from realizing our full potential. They create a "drag" on your life, slowing you down from achieving your goals.
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Topics included in My 2024 Personal Annual Review include:

- Insightful books.
- Accepting mediocrity.
- One is none. Two is one.
- Memento mori (Remember you must die).
- Dealing with dementia.
- Personal core values.
- Public Speaking.

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30 years ago I was the Mr New Zealand bodybuilding champion. I also competed in NZ’s Strongest Man competition.
Whether you are an athlete or a business leader, I hope you enjoy the stories and find these lessons valuable.

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2 lessons from the book, "How Big Things Get Done"
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There’s an old saying, “The best medicine usually tastes terrible”. The best feedback usually tastes terrible also.
Read on to learn more...
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When clients are scoping out their strategic projects at the beginning of every quarter, I encourage them to "identify the monkey" (the hardest thing) and deal with the monkey first.
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Beware the Job Hopper!

Job hoppers are people who switch jobs every 18 months. I see their announcements every day in my LinkedIn notifications. "I'm happy to share that ...." (they've just been hired for their 3rd job in 5 years).

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Create a visual representation of your bullseye target customer and give them a seat at the decision-making table. Here are some examples of how my customers do this. https://t.co/HC4gbZdI08

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Business lessons from 2 weeks of driving around with a poor wheel alignment. Let me know if you can think of any more?
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