Motivation on the Run

A quick reminder that the Houston Podcasting Organization is having a meetup tomorrow evening, March 23, 2006. Chris Doelle from Riding with the Window Down is organizing the get together, so if you are in the Houston area tomorrow night, come by and say hello.
Date: Thursday, March 23rd
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Brasil
2604 Dunlavy @ Westheimer
Houston, Texas 77006
Call [...]

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Troy Worman is on vacation this week and he asked a few people to fill in for him on his site. I was one of the invitees, and have written a short article on TIME. I tend to get a little long winded, so I took extra effort to keep it short, however, I would [...]

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 Motivation40 [23:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Howdy, and welcome to this episode of Motivation on the Run. I talk about Podzinger, 100Bloggers, and Orbit Now.
I’m working on a new acronym for SMART in goal setting that is SMARTER. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time Sensitive, ?(Ethical), and Reward. Now I need your help to define the ‘E.’
Then the conversation turns to [...]

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This article has a good discussion on the differences between a manager and a leader. It is fairly basic, but does a good job of defining the manager role as it fits into a business. Check it out.
Good manager or great leader? | HR and Training
Good managers contribute to the success of the company by [...]

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Next in the series of silent languages is body language, but first a quick review. I started with naming the five silent languages that we need to be fluent in. They are personality, body, voice, surroundings and words. And your way ahead of me when silent and voice are in the same context, but just [...]

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Have you ever caught yourself cutting down someone’s idea before it even escapes their lips? This article gives a good rundown on the effect of the negative on creativity. Good stuff!
Negative types stifle creativity - Jobs - Times Online
THERE’S one on every team, and if you’re really lucky, two — doom-mongering negative types who slam [...]

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I have talked about the military leadership principles before and this is a great article about just that. It’s not all about screaming and demanding … it’s about people that know what to do and do it. This is a model that will work in business because it does several things. It takes it private, [...]

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Last week I started a series on the silent languages, which I named: personality, body, voice, surroundings, and words. If we can become fluent in these foreign languages, we can converse with more people and have favorable reactions from them.
Blending In
Imagine how easy it is to become part of the culture when you go [...]

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Wise words from Carly Fiorina in a speech she gave down under. I have to agree that good principles are one of the most important qualities of a leader. The definition of integrity goes along with this: to do right, even when no one is watching.
Computerworld > Fiorina: Lead without losing your soul
former Hewlett-Packard chief [...]

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 Motivation39 [21:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Now returning for his encore presentation, the one, the only (thank goodness), purveyor of all things motivational … Larry Hendrick.
This episode is made up of updates. Update on a past podcast, update on a goal, update on reading materials, update on last week (I was under the weather), and the meaning of life.

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