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1. The Smart Talk Trap: Even the best managers sometimes forget that to inspire action, they need to do more than simply spout platitudes.
2. The Knowing-Doing Gap: Hollow talk, debilitating fear, destructive internal competition, poorly designed and complex measurement systems and mindless reliance on precedent can stop effective action in its tracks.
3. Attention Deficit Trait: Omnipresent modern technology (blackberries, iPods, laptops, IMs, popups...) overload overloads our "brain circuitry".

National Staff Development Council: Take action to bridge the knowing-doing gap http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/results/res3-04spar.cfm^{Image Removed}

Why Can't We Get Anything Done?

Stanford B-school professor Jeffrey Pfeffer has a question: If we're so smart, why can't we get anything done? Here are 16 rules to help you make