Goal-Free Time Management vs Covey

This past Friday I gave a Goal-Free Living speech in Chicago for a group of meeting planners. At one point, someone in the audience asked for my perspective on Covey’s goal-based time management concepts versus the Goal-Free Living compass-driven approach. As I was once an instructor for Covey’s “Principle Centered Leadership,” I felt quite qualified to comment.

To download this 4.5 minute clip from my speech, right click and “save target as”: goalfreelivingcompass.mp3 (4 Meg)

P.S. The woman who asked the question came up to me afterwards and said that my explanation resonated with her and that it explained why she has struggled with Covey’s approach.

P.P.S. The UPS story is only a joke. It was told to me by an employee there over a dozen years ago when they were my client. Although it is a very old joke, it makes a simple yet powerful point.

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Innovation Podcast

Although many of you know me as the “goal-free” guy, my main business is innovation and creativity. I am an advisor to large corporations who want to create a culture of innovation. And I help individuals and organizations develop break-through solutions to their most thorny issues. I have been doing this for over two decades, with 15 years at the international consulting firm, Accenture. If you want to learn more about my background, be sure to read my bio.

If you want to learn about my perspectives on innovation, you can visit my other website, 24-7Innovation.com. There you will find articles on a wide variety of innovation topics.

And now, you can hear me speak about innovation in the workplace with Dan Keldsen from Perot Systems’ Delphi Group. Click here to listen to the podcast or read the transcript.

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Podcast with Michael Pollock

I was recently interviewed for a podcast (after some opening comments) on Michael Pollock’s website. He specializes in helping small business owners use blogs and other new media tools to grow their business. I got some great tips from his site. Be sure to check out the podcast, and then peruse his blog.

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“Radio” Interview on thesop.org

Today I was interviewed on The Student Operated Press, an internet radio station. Click here to listen to this interview. Note that there is a lengthy introduction on the audio promoting their website, so be patient.

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Goal-Free Living Video

I recently gave a speech at the Creative Problem Solving Institute, hosted by the Creative Education Foundation. Today’s blog entry is a brief clip from that speech. This is, in my opinion, one of the funniest stories from the book. It is about “Becoming a People Magnet”.

Press the “play” button above. Or, to download the video, right-click here and “Save Target As.” Then play the video from the saved location.

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