Hey Leaders: Lighten Up a Little
One of my favorite Walt Disney quotes is, “That’s the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up.” Now think about it a minute. You don’t need to […]
Tag Archives: Appreciation
Leaders – Don’t Give In
New employee orientation (NEO), or onboarding, is one of the most critical aspects of a new hire’s beginning. But to so many leaders, from HR to department directors and managers, […]
Leadership Lesson: Do You Hear Me?
Do you hear me? Are you listening? Many people use these two questions interchangeably, but they’re two significantly different questions. You can “hear” people are talking, but then you can […]
Racing Out The Door? Try Shifting Gears
Do you think about trying to find a better job? One that gives you time to think. One where you can feel better about yourself. One that doesn’t feel like a rat […]
3 Keys to Cultivating Leadership
Gardening gloves aren’t for me. I like the feel of dirt under my nails, callouses formed from hours wielding a shovel, blisters as a reminder of hard labor. Struggles and […]
Leader Failures: The Art of Falling on Your Butt
Not all leaders have a perfect path from inception to glory. There are books, blogs, countless keynotes and movies filled with money-making stories of leaders overcoming failure. If a leader […]
Leaders: What Ever Happened to Excuse Me?
What happened to polite people? It seems that over the years, people have continuously treated people worse. Rudeness and incivility affect people in a deeper level, and especially affect their […]
Top Gun Leadership: You Are Not Alone
From the 1986 movie Top Gun: “- Maverick, call the ball.” “- Roger. Maverick has the ball.” Even though you may think that you re in charge and that you […]
Hey Boy, Where’s Your Lanyard?
During a recent project, I ran into an issue that worried me. Not because of the issue itself, but rather for what it represents. A really big deal was made […]
Take Me To Your Leader
Okay. How many of you just read the title of this blogacle sounding like an alien or a robot? C’mon, I know you did. That “joke” has been around for […]
John Wooden’s Winning Principles
I have always been a BIG follower of John Wooden! I have read every book on him and have worked to apply his principles to my business, my relationships, and […]
Psst – You Want to Know a Secret?
Anybody looking? Can anyone hear us? Good, then let me tell you a secret. Here it is . . . There Are No Secrets! That’s right. There are NO secrets […]
Leadership Follies – Avoiding the Customer at All Costs
“What does it matter? If I get it done by Monday, that’s not going to make or break us.” In the hyper-competitive world of work, it does not seem logical […]
