Call them what you want - rules, policy, red tape - they exist and we need to know how they help and how they hurt to use them effectively. 

In this special edition episode, Laura talks with John Johnson, a highly experienced HR professional, about Donald Miller's new book, "Business Made Simple." 

Decisions top the list of things we tend to overcomplicate. In this episode, the Sisters apply the "simple is smart" principle to making decisions.

We falsely equate productivity with getting more done. On today's episode, the Sisters talk about doing less, managing energy more than time, and simple ways to boost productivity that will work for everyone.

It's time to keep things simple, but simple is neither stupid nor easy. In this episode, the sister's give the red flags for wandering into complexity and provide a pathway to focus and finish.

In this episode, the Sisters wrap-up the conversation on messes with a review of Scott Jeffrey Miller's book, "Management Mess to Leadership Success." It's time to own our management strengths and weaknesses, and start working the checklist!

You're working through the mess, dealing with the walls, and now you really just want to be done dealing with it! In this episode, the Sisters talk about knowing when it's time to throw the grenade that gets you from the height of tension to the breakthrough, and how to recover from the clean-up process.

In the midst of every mess clean-up process, there will be some walls - some of our own making, some easier to get over than others. In this episode, the Sisters talk about handling the walls without losing your sense of humor, and also dealing with the ego trap that often appears at this stage of clean-up.

Messes come in all shapes and sizes - organizationally and personally. We have to deal with them, which means starting somewhere! You have a mess, and the Sisters are here to help.

The Sisters kick-off the new year with a book report and some habitual homework you don't want to miss - we've done the work, now let us help you make progress!