Get Better, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
One of my pandemic habits was (and continues to be) binge-watching TV shows. My first one was Tiger King. Then, we started on the old TV series Dallas. That was 14 full seasons and took us about 10 months to finish. After Dallas, we got into Longmire, followed by...
Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
As a management trainer and sometime consultant since 2004, I can safely say I’ve pretty much seen every type of dysfunctional culture. That is until I see the next one. But based on a decade-and-a-half of experience, hands down, THE most dysfunctional culture I’ve...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
A common trend among speakers, trainers, consultants, and coaches is to refuse to use the word “weakness.” They have two favorite replacements: “opportunities for growth,” and “areas for development.” I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s to make people feel better about...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Having grown up in Southern California, I didn’t experience driving on ice until I was nearly 30. In 1992, my wife and I were heading to California from her parent’s house in West Tennessee when we entered an icy area in Oklahoma. I didn’t see anything visible on...
Get Better, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
I have a confession to make: I’m a Californian. Yeah I know. That’s a lot to take in. After all, Californians are the scourge of society, the bane of bliss. Californians are from the land of “fruits and nuts.” They drive too fast. They pollute the air with their...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
When I was 10, the hot toys every kid wanted were Hot Wheels. Hot Wheels were little metal cars that you would run on orange tracks. I’ve talked about Hot Wheels many times in my workshops. Mattel, the manufacturer of Hot Wheels released a second product called...
