Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
One of my guilty pleasures is watching doctor shows on TV. Grey’s Anatomy, The Resident, and Station 19. The plots revolve around a bunch of doctors, interns, and residents that see patients, get in conflicts constantly, and get it on with each other regularly in...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
If you talk to any corporate recruiters these days, their list of grievances is large: Too many open positions Talent hard to find Hiring managers taking too long to make decisions and then yelling at recruiters when candidates accept other positions AND, the biggest...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Recently I was sitting at the BWI airport waiting on a delayed flight home. As I looked around me at all the other passengers, a bizarre thought crossed my mind. If a bunch of Martians were doing recon on earthlings, figuring out a strategy to take us over, the...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Jane was a pain in the butt. In her government job as a voucher examiner, she was responsible for verifying purchase requests. She was not very good at this job. She was very slow and didn’t pay attention to details. In addition to her poor work performance, she was a...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
“If you want to change things in a big way, then you gotta make some big changes.” … Rocky Balboa to Adonis Creed I was watching Creed 2on a recent business trip and this line made me think. Most companies I work with believe in the principles of...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
This past week I spoke at two HR conferences. It’s always a lot of fun to meet new people and often we get some business from it. After all, what organization do you know that has all perfect managers? A trend I’ve seen quite a bit over the past few years is one that...
