Honor the trust others give us. Be rigorous about keeping all information in confidence and be vigilant to safeguard it. At Momentum – our clients talk, we listen. Only when they trust us will they talk, and only because we live by this fundamental will they trust us. The origin […]
Science speaks of elegance as something in its essential and simplest form. In humans, awareness is clearing away of the continuous disruptive chatter in our brain, wherein we see something clearly, obviously, and elegantly. It may start with recognizing that “chatter” as a function of external input. Awareness comes with a quality […]
Make sure your expectations are clear and what people hear is what you are asking. Be clear about what’s expected of you. I’m certain each one of us, at some point, has been frustrated to receive effort and work from our team that does not meet our expectations and/or does […]
While effort is appreciated, what gets recognized and rewarded are results. Set high goals, don’t overpromise, track and measure your progress, then hold yourself accountable for delivering on the results. Do you have a favorite book that you wear out because you read it all the time? I have several, […]
Respond to every situation by looking for how we can do it, rather than explaining why it can’t be done. Take personal responsibility. Be innovative, assertive, and take initiative. One of the challenges of doing the work we do here at Momentum is that we each have a commitment […]
Act like you are an owner in the company. Ownership accountability means holding yourself to account, holding others to account, and the willingness to be held to account. Leadership, of course, includes modeling behavior you wish your team to mirror, so holding yourself to account is essential. Your openness about […]
A few years back I was in a program that was led by an aeronautical engineer who had been a Project Manager on the Challenger Space Shuttle. As you may recall, 73 seconds into launch the Space Shuttle exploded. The cause ultimately was reported to be the “O” rings inability […]