We Americans celebrate Independence Day this week. In the U.S., we think of it as the birth of our country.
You may have birthed your own business by declaring your independence from working for some...
I watched a sandpiper scurrying around the beach looking for something to eat. -At least that’s what I thought he was doing.
But he used most of his time and energy to chase away other birds. If anot...
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale talked about how a constantly bent bow will break. The bow needs pressure released to function well.
Dr. Stephen Covey extolled the seventh habit of sharpening the saw. If yo...
The world still loves the music of The Beatles sixty years later. They’ve sold over 600 million albums internationally with 21 songs going #1 on the U.S. Billboard charts, the most of any band.
So ho...
How do you best create a positive work culture today?Â
Check your ego at the door and embrace a new way of working. A culture that is about more than what you can control and manipulate. Â
The Ego E...
You’re attracting top talent. Your team has worked together well for a while.
And yet there’s something missing.
You struggle to move forward. You’re exhausted most days. Your family and friends ask...
Your stomach churns when they walk in the door.
Your blood pressure goes up as you see their name on caller ID.
You groan when their email arrives.
Regardless of whether it’s a customer, team membe...
I spoke and coached at a conference for an association of business owners about how to create a Work Positive culture.
One guy seemed particularly interested. He owns numerous businesses, from a loca...
Salespersons who work in a positive culture sell 56% more than their negative peers.
Leaders who intentionally create a positive work culture see productivity increase by more than one-third.
Owners...
Is it more difficult for you to work productively these days?
There’s a lot going on that shapes your work culture. The long shadow of the pandemic still influences our behavior with negative consequ...
Seven-year-old Ransom Duel noticed his classmate choking after eating a bite of a Nutella sandwich. Ransom picked up the jar, read “hazelnuts,” and knowing that his friend has an allergy to nuts, ran ...
Cargo ships crash into bridges.
Shootings invade our “safe” schools.
And as if this weren’t enough, it’s an election year.
This kind of overwhelming negativity spirals us downward, creating despair...
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