Get Better, Go Full Speed, Management Development, Marketing, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
If you’ve never had a bad boss, trust me, one day you will. Those of us who have had one (or many) have felt the pain and agony and frustration that the bad boss causes. I’ll be addressing bad boss behaviors as part of my focus but first it might be a good idea to...
Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Marketing, Networking, Professional Development
Recently I attended a conference in the Northeast. I was speaking in the afternoon so I got there early to do some prep work and networking. During the lunch break, a few speakers came up to do some announcements. Now a big reason people attend conferences (myself...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Marketing, Networking, Never Quit, Professional Development
If you’re anything like me, you probably hate selling. Most of us get our hate for selling from early childhood experiences like selling Christmas cards door to door or worse, having to sell Girl Scout cookies outside of a store to total strangers. Then of course we...
Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Management Development, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
When faced with a problem, what do you do? Some people rise to the occasion. They are at their best when chaos reigns and solutions seem elusive. They don’t show emotion, think and act rationally, and have a knack for making a tough situation seem rather ordinary. ...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Lately I’ve been watching a unique cooking show on the Cooking Channel called Big Bad BBQ Brawl. It involves two brothers, Shannon and Big Rich Ambrosio who own a successful BBQ food truck in Brooklyn, New York, traveling the country competing with local chefs in a...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Marketing, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
I have a love/hate relationship with McDonalds. On one hand I love the fact that I can stop off on any long car trip in the morning and get a decent (albeit unhealthy) breakfast with pretty good coffee. But as an organization, I hate that they can’t seem to embrace...