Communication, Professional Development
It’s almost over. After over a year of debates, controversies, attack ads, memes, posts, and commentary, the election cycle of 2016 comes down to the final vote on Tuesday. Nobody knows what Wednesday will bring. Speculation runs from the candidates contesting the...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
This past week I had the privilege of hearing a CEO address his workforce before I delivered one of my Lunch and Learn performance management talks. He talked about the next year and what would be required of each of them to be successful. Then he talked about...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Management Development, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Whenever I talk with managers, I get the sense that their day consists of putting out fires, mediating problems with employees, sitting in endless meetings, and answering email. Oh yes, and most of the time they’re still involved in the very technical tasks they were...
Communication, Get Better, Growth, Management Development, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
In my work as an organizational repairman, I find the most common cause of problems in a company is the quality of the management. Much of my work revolves around training managers to be more effective. If I could nail down the one time a day that sets a manager up...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Networking, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Dear Millennial: For some time, you’ve been much maligned by people of my generation. They’ve called you lazy, entitled, arrogant, unwilling to wait, wanting gratification now, and expecting everything handed to you. Books have been written on how to motivate you...
Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
On a recent business trip to the region I grew up in, Southern California, I spent an afternoon driving around my old house, my grandparent’s old house, and some of my schools. It made me think about my experience in 7th grade math class at Red Hill Lutheran School...
