6) That can wait till tomorrow. What if tomorrow never comes? I think procrastination runs in my family and it is high time I break the cycle of “get to it later.”

5) Someone else will take care of “it.” Leadership is not only getting the job done, but also setting the right expectations for others to get their jobs done. This year, I am going to do better at both.

4) I can do “x” amount of things well…all at the same time. There is something said for getting one thing done, and doing it well. Sometimes multi-tasking gets me in trouble..so here is to a fresh start….Focus!

3) I can do it all. Sometimes I hear myself saying, “If you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself”…which I believe. But when you are trying to run a growing business, one must take the time to teach as well as do…that is a hard one for me!

2) “It’s not me, it’s you.” Time to own my position and decisions. Everyone loves to think they are not the problem…but I have to tell ya, if you can’t look deep inside and see that maybe it’s you who has to change sometimes, you have big issues.

1) “Goals, who needs goals?” I do, you do, we all do. So this year I am writing them down and with some planning, going to hit them….all.

A lot of businesses need to keep up-to-date on what their team members are doing, and what their progress is.  The solution for this is usually a complicated and time consuming project management software package.  These project management programs often require users to go through many clicks and menus just to post an update on a project.

Why not just tweet instead?  Many companies buy their employees company cell phones, and most cell phones can now run a twitter program of some sort (or heck, can just send text messages to Twitter).  Instead of using complicated software, just setup a group of private Twitter accounts.  This way, team members working on a project can just “tweet” short updates from their cell phones whenever they have a spare moment.

While some business need more information than what Twitter can provide, most do not.  Most project managers or small business owners just need a way to check in and see what everyone is doing.  Instead of waiting money and man-hours on complicated software, Twitter may be just what you need!