One month after purchasing my mega-laptop, a Lenovo Thinkpad T420s that, once it arrived, had delighted, amazed, and amused me, it died. It was a sudden death, apparently caused by a fried motherboard, which is apparently a known issue with this machine (note to self:...
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Every year, I’m surprised by how many people don’t make them. I love making New Year’s Resolutions, and I even have a strategy for keeping them. Mostly, my strategy involves making sure I keep my resolutions...
As 2011 draws to a close, I find myself in the midst of holiday madness. I’m writing this from the Admiral’s Club at Chicago O’Hare Airport, where I’m about to board a flight to London to pick up the kids and bring them back to Indianapolis for...
Last week I talked about Step #1 of successfully delegating: deciding what to delegate. The next two steps are to find qualified, reliable professionals and to delegate the work to them. But…how? Step #2: Choose Qualified, Reliable Professionals When you...
There’s so much talk about outsourcing and delegation. And there’s no question that outsourcing should be a part of your overall business plan. But how do you delegate successfully so that you can make use of the economic advantages of outsourcing? In this...