Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
It’s that time of year where families sit around the Thanksgiving dinner table and tell each other what they’re thankful for. Being thankful is a good thing. Being grateful is a great thing! Being bitter, well, that’s a terrible thing. What’s the difference? ...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s the easiest question to answer before the age of 12. After that it starts getting difficult. High schoolers are pressured to answer it before picking a college. College grads often wrestle with it after graduating. ...
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, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
A few weeks ago I was flying home through the Orlando airport and noticed some major renovations to the food court. An old favorite of mine, the Kafe Kalik restaurant looked like it was being replace by something else. It was kind of sad, for that place was a solace...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Management Development, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
When we lived in Maryland, we seemed to make regular trips to the ER at Walter Reed National Capitol Medical Center (formerly, and properly named Naval Hospital Bethesda!). All of managed to get ill or injured outside of normal clinic hours so we’d often head to the...
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...
