You know that feeling when something just clicks?Â
Like when you experience a team transform from going-through-the-motions to lighting up with energy?
This magic happened as a supervisor in a Tenne...
Adversity happens…to all of us.
It has to me. After hours and hours spent on a proposal, after being told, “It’s yours,” and after projecting it into our cash flow, the response came back, “We’re not...
My wife and I make a habit every Christmas season to watch seasonal movies, reserving time with each other every evening we can.
We have our classics: Miracle on 34th Street, It’s a Wonderful Life, N...
Coaching HR leaders and small business owners this month revealed a couple of types of responses to the holiday/end-of-year crush:
- “This could not have come at a worse time!”
- “Things are slowing d ...
Announcements of holiday parties are met with either go-for-it’s or groans.Â
The go-for-it’s are the ones who enjoyed last year’s party or just look forward to any social experience.
The groans are ...
Ever worked in a company culture that goes to war on just about anything?
I encourage my coaching clients to bring “hot and now” topics to sessions in addition to their leadership development goals. ...
Last week, I listened to a couple of my favorite podcasts driving to do an onsite with a client company. Too close to start a third one, I switched over to local radio stations and scanned channels. A...
Study after study reveals “Thank you” as an integral part of a positive work culture. Customers spend more money and return more often. Employees tell their friends to come join the team lowering the ...
“How do you know you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing for work?” the college student asked me.
A middle-aged guy and I had the same discussion recently as he transitions careers.
The answer...
You want to buy a vehicle. You go to the dealer’s lot and look at a white Honda CRV. You test-drive it. You really like it, but the salesperson won’t get the price right.
As you turn out of the deal...
When my younger brother and I went trick-or-treating as kids at Halloween, he was scared of ghosts. When he was very young, he had eye surgery a couple of times. All of the OR people wore white. He as...
My grandparents told me numerous stories about how hard making a living was during the Great Depression. Listening to them, I always felt a certain sense of financial uncertainty like “Whew! Glad I di...
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