Archive for October 2010

Stage 43: Preparation for the 2011 Tour de Profit

This week we take a break from racing. It is an off-week – one to use for recovery, refreshment and most importantly preparation. Preparation for the next big race, which is only 11 short weeks away!
Yes, it is almost November! Another year is quickly fading into our rear-view mirror. To many [...]

Stage 42: Changing Behaviour through Performance Assessments

Have you ever wondered whether performance assessments really work? Most of us have been involved with performance reviews in a past corporate life. We remember our experience with these as being impersonal, subjective, and punitive. The administration of these processes were largely complicated, bureaucratic, and largely ineffective.
So I can imagine as you enter stage [...]

Stage 41: Using Personal Development to Fuel your Growth

Congratulations on taking the time to create your own Personal Development Plan! I trust you have shared it with your team so that they can see what you believe to be important and that you are serious about getting better yourself.
If for some reason you hit a bump in the road last week and [...]

Stage 40: Creating Your Personal Development Plan

Exceptional leaders are constantly working harder on themselves than they are on their business! The success of any business is limited only by the thinking, knowledge and growth of the senior-most leaders on the team. What is the limiting factor in your business?
Welcome to Stage 40 of the 2010 Tour de Profit. [...]