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SHIFT

Move. Adjust. Stir.

Just don’t stay in the same spot one moment longer.

If you believed that the world was going to end today, ushering in aliens from another planet into the earth, you surely are as disappointed as I am. I was really looking out for a glimpse of outer space. And like a psychopath said, I was looking forward to catching my alien pet too! lol.

Hey, wake up! The world won’t end just like that! Before you realize it, it will be 2013. You have a few days to do a few things that can make the New Year count for maximum good. I’m not talking about New Year resolutions, neither am I referring to New Year goals. This is my word to you: SHIFT!

Shift in these four directions:

1.       Shift from where you are. Don’t let the New Year catch you in the spot you currently occupy. Eleven days are enough to make some of progress. I know that the traditional practice by most people is to give up on the year once we are a few days to Christmas, but the truth remains that the year ends at 11:59:59 on December 31! Before you throw in the towel, let that moment arrive first. Give a few more shots; take a couple of extra attempts; try again. Whatever you do, ensure that you make progress – however little it may seem.

2.      Shift from what you’ve been doing. Doing the same thing guarantees the same results. Take a different approach. Adopt a practice you’ve hitherto neglected. Try something new. Make a shift in your habits; start forming new ones. You should know that habits can be formed and unformed. Stop what you have been doing that has brought you to where you are right now.

3.       Shift from how you have been thinking. Your thinking has attracted all that you see in your life today. If your experience will change in the coming year, then you must shift in your mind. Re-program your mind to conform to your dreams. Change your school of thought about your state of health, financial life and even your spirit.

4.      Shift from what you have been learning. You can never be more intelligent than the quality of your information sources. If your information sources are healthy, then you need to increase the quantity of what you learn. When you increase the quantity of what you learn, you need to be consistent in the art of learning. Who you learn from controls the outcome of your future. Take precaution in choosing what you read, who you listen to, and what you watch. Don’t forget that the power of the remote control is in the red button.

SHIFT...from where you are, from what you've been doing, from how you have been thinking...to how you ought to be.

Kindly leave your comments below. Thank you for reading!

DON'T HIRE COMPUTERS!

This is especially to CEOs but if you are an employee or an aspiring CEO reading this, you are buying yourself an advantage.

I have observed and studied the workplace for some time now and I have observed that most of the people in organizations are not any better than a computer. Before you smile about that statement, give me some paragraphs to tell you what a computer truly is.

Researchers have proved that the capacity of the human brain is the number one plus eight long pages of zeros! If your mental capacity is this infinite, why are you performing so poorly? Or why are your members of staff performing so below par? If you agree with me, you will acknowledge the fact that computers were manufactured by humans. And you will agree too that only a fraction of the human brain’s capacity was replicated into the computer.

What disqualifies a computer from getting hired?

•  Computers can’t think! It is incontestable to say that computers don’t think, or better still can’t think! Why? Because they just cannot, as well as animals cannot.
• Computers lack initiative. Computers function only with the input of a human mind. Computers cannot initiate processes on their own; they are created to process instructions that have been given to them. Same goes with many workplace people. 
•  Computers are not proactive. They stay “booted” idly waiting for the boss to dish the next instruction to them. If you are boss intending to shed your work load yet hire a computer, you have successfully added some bigger responsibility to the already burdensome work load you have.
• Computers are not resourceful. You cannot successfully delegate if you always delegate to a computer because you will have to come back for the report before you can get it; and better be sure that the instructions you gave are accurate. They never take a second look at what lies before them neither do they seek better ways of executing their tasks. It’s not their fault; they just aren’t wired to do so.

If you upgrade a computer, you increase their efficiency not their effectiveness. They only get better at being ineffective not better. The only way to convert a computer is to execute a total overhaul. That is change the motherboard! You need to overhaul their prevailing mindset into what makes an effective worker. This is what we call Mental Revolution; and it comes best through Coaching.

Coaching takes time to work out and it can be quite challenging especially when the “computer” in question doesn’t see any reasons why he should change. And mind you, it costs quite some. If you think your computers are inseparable from you, employ coaching. But ensure that subsequent hiring efforts do not land you more computers.

My best advice to you is: don’t hire computers!

I'll like to have your feedback.  Please leave a comment below or send me an email to adelekeadeosun@gmail.com

Adeleke David Adeosun

 (Mr. Effectiveness)

GLADIATORS IN THE WORKPLACE

If you have seen the movie, Gladiators, you will notice that every time Maximus stepped into the arena, it was another defining moment of his life. It wasn't exactly about the feat of retaining his title as the reigning champion as much as it was about surviving for yet another fight.

It is saddening that the equivalent holds true in most workplace today. It is not uncommon to find workers in an establishment engaged in stiff competition marked by rivalry and hatred for one another. This is the underlying mindset behind Office Politicking.

I found it necessary to address this menace today while I was reading Life@Work by John C. Maxwell, Thomas Addington and Stephen Graves.

The most subtle danger posed to workplace effectiveness is a negative mindset of the essence of being skilful. For the most part, many perceive skill as a weapon of destruction and dominance. It is employed to outsmart others and maintain the lead in the race for the title of "King of the Hill".

Let me say here: Work is not a competition! It is not a struggle for dominance. It is not a contest for survival and supremacy. It is not a tool for breasting the tape in the race up the corporate ladder. As long as it is viewed in that light, you will waste your energies doing the wrong thing; that way you can never be effective. Work is not a competition in search of the winner. It is not supposed to be a lack of competition because the competition should be against your previous best.

David Sarnoff quipped, "Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people." And it is very true; especially when the competition is directed outward to others.



If you have listened to my audio training program on Exceptional Effectiveness, you will clearly understand this in the part where I addressed the Motive parameter under our Effectiveness Model.

You need to make a shift!

GLADIATOR        ----------------------->>>>>>>               BENEFACTOR

"Talent for talent's sake is a bauble and a show. Talent working with joy in the cause of universal  truth lifts the possessor to new power as a benefactor." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Your goal in the workplace among other critically important ones is to:

1. Excel not surpass
2. Perform not win
3. Be a marvel not a threat
4. Be a genius not a rival
5. Be a benefactor not an oppressor

I have said over the years that you should strive to be your best not the best. And I have not changed my mind about that. You ought to become the genius who with a minimum of technical equipment and a maximum of craftsmanship can make something of wonder out of very little. This is just a perfect way of rewriting my definition of Effectiveness: Ability to achieve more significant results win a shorter time

BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE

Effectiveness is the ability to achieve more in the same or shorter time with

the same or less effort and resources.

~Adeleke David Adeosun (Mr Effectiveness)

Did you know before now that you can become more effective? And that you can do so daily? I bet that effectiveness has been as vague as it has been up till now. But my objective is to help you demystify and master it to your advantage. I'll like to share one principle with you in this post that can give you a rocket boost in your performance at work and in family life.

The interesting thing is that your lot in life is tied to your capacity rating, and you can't be better if you don't think you can be better. Hence, the first thing you ought to do is to discard the average mindset you have accepted as true and normal. Why do I say so? Because the best books are yet to be written, and the brightest of stars are yet to be born. So your future is practically greater than your present; if you will turn the present into the raw material for the future you've always dreamed of.

Life is in phases; time is in seasons. Uncertainty beclouds latter seasons when current seasons are not maximized. Using the clock as a guide, we have morning, afternoon, evening and night. Each of these represents a season in your life or in your business/ career. It could even represent a season in your family life or national development.

Here is the main line:

• The most important thing to do in the morning season of any life, entity or nation is to plant seeds. This is the time to invest for the possibilities and potentials that abound in the future - the tomorrow you dream of.

• The proper thing to do in the afternoon, also safe to call the mid-life season of maturity, is to stay focused on your course. Keep busy by minding your business; avoid distractions.

• Evening time is for raking in profits. This is the season for harvesting from the seeds sown in the morning season. You need to be sensitive enough to know when to put the sickle to base of the planting and how not to destroy your investments by naivety and foolishness.

• The dark-eyed days of life are the times when you must rest. Little can be done in this season, so your investments of your youthful years better be working real hard for "YOU Inc".

Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don't

know if profit will come from one activity or another - or maybe both.

~ Ecclesiastical Teacher

If you play by this simple strategy for becoming more effective, you are sure to outsmart your personal hindrances to personal greatness.

You are an Icon!

To your Effectiveness,

Adeleke David Adeosun

(Mr. Effectiveness)

You can send your personal testimonies and experience from applying this principle to me:

leadcoach@adelekedavid.com

Thanks for reading.

EXCEPTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS Basic 2 (For Busy Professionals)

Ineffectiveness is a largely unrecognized and little understood concept. Many have read very little about the opposite twin of ineffectiveness: Effectiveness.

In this LIVE training session, I will dive into the heart of the matter to expose all you need to know about ineffectiveness to you. If you are a manager, head of department, CEO or even a junior staff, you can fast track your own success if you can get a good grip on the principles of ineffectiveness you will be equipped with in this training session.

You will learn how to...

1. Identify an ineffective person especially on a team

2. Evaluate the degree of ineffectiveness at play in order to proffer the right solution

3. Avoid ineffectiveness

4. Overcome ineffectiveness and help those around you do the same

5. Overcome ineffective habits

Don't forget that I am giving away a FREE GIFT to everyone that registers between now and Saturday. You can make it to the next level of your career and/ or business with the knowledge you gain from this training.

See you there!

To your Effectiveness,

Adeleke Adeosun

(Mr. Effectiveness)

EXCEPTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS (Basic 1)

Ever wondered why many people never amount to all that they have the potential of becoming? One major reason is reluctance. Whenever you have a drive at a thing and you delay at taking action, you find the energy to carry out that task fizzles out.

This is an opportunity to learn the most important things you need to learn if you truly want to achieve your personal goals. It is the first of 6 stages, and it is for only those who need that extra advantage.

It is here for you, from us: EXCEPTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, Basic 1.

Date is July 07, 2012.

Time: 8.00 AM Prompt

Registration is N7000 after June 22. As a way of reward, you get a special N2000 discount for overcoming that reluctance that holds back many people.

Be among those who truly watch their deepest dreams come to pass, be it professional, emotional, marital or financial.

To your effectiveness,

Adeleke David Adeosun