Okay, I'll give away the punchline: Diagnostics are tools to help you understand improve efficiency of internal processes that tie indirectly to strategic goals. More often than not, they have only departmental interest and don't require broad publication and distribution. Key Measures on the other hand, represent numbers that your shareholders or board will care about.

Meetings are a necessary evil in the workplace. Well done, they're a great investment in time, poorly done, you're throwing money out the window. Here are a few simple, helpful, easy to implement suggestions to improve your meeting ROI and personal brand.

Being a leader is more than dynamic presence, creating vision and executivng strategy. It's also riding to the top of the administrative mountain. But sometimes, the process chairlift jams and it's better to jump!

All hell is breaking out in the state penitentiary located in the Florida panhandle between Pensacola and Mobile. One of the worst inmates, Hector Escandia, is on the prowl and looking for vengeance. If Hector catches up with his nemesis, blood will spill, but whose?

What, So What and Now what is a model used for years as part of the experiential learning cycle. Facilitators use it often to debrief group learning experiences. I've found the model helpful in other ways, specifically in improving people's analytical capabilities.

What do jazz, coffee, football and ninja girls have in common? Me, that's who, Mason Ezekiel Barnes. I'm a retired NFL tackle turned author, a big-headed man (as in large, not proud) living in a world dominated by small-headed people. Pinhead insults wear thin, especially when they come from Conrad Bancroft, whose head isn't much bigger than a light bulb. That twerpy little gnome thinks he can write better than me and he writes about buffalo for God's sake. Which would you rather read, a t...

Hali's story continues in this second volume of the Scales over Sangrithar trilogy. When the story resumes, Hali and his stalwart companions have left Pel Aesylle to search for the Humadin in the northern steppes, hoping they can point him in the direction of the the long lost earthsong, which holds the key to defeating the God-Emperor. .Back in the capitol, High Warden Avery Tavistern leads a growing resistance against the God-Emperor. With him are Tomello, a rogue; Celle, the Emp...

Blade might have named Tomello to run the Fins' day to day operations, but that didn't mean the older rogues respected him. Alziri had wanted the job and many thought it should have gone to him.Stripes takes place in Sangrar, the setting for the Tale of Ages. It begins in the year 4725, a year before the GOd-Emperor exiles Hali.

Generals are great men sometimes called upon to do terrible things and Hali, Lord Warden of Sangrithar's legions and cousin to God-Emperor Torval Waverider is a very great man. He has burned, pillaged and murdered for Torval. He knows it's wrong, but the magikal compulsion binding him to the Pearl Throne is unforgiving. Even the thought of disobedience brings immeasurable pain.Torval wields the god-fire, which was a symbol for everything bright and good in the empire until Arvyl th...

Devotees aren't born, they're nurtured. When Renjarro Palluri, a legionnaire in the God-Emperor's elite guard saves a red-haired woman, he has no idea how much it will change his life.Masks takes place in Sangrar, the setting for the Tale of Ages. It begins in the year 4719, seven years before the God-Emperor exiles Hali.

A framework I've used for years to help me acclimate to a new position is the one presented in this article. Using it, you can quickly hone in on the top priorities for your position and, if you follow the recommendations, you'll be one step closer to succeeding at your new job. Even if you've been in the job for a while, this framework can give you a new lens to view your organization and sharpen your priorities. The framework includes three sections, with the following goals:Peop...

Which would you bet on? If you picked the bull, get good odds. High Warden Avery Tavistern knows which one to put his coin on and it's a bet that pays handsome dividends.The Bull and the Rat takes place in Sangrar, the setting for the Tale of Ages. It begins in the year 4716, ten years before the God-Emperor exiles Hali.