Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Go Full Speed, Management Development, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving
Here are your options: Win/Lose Lose/Lose Win/Win Which one is best? Well we say Win/Win but for most of us we settle for Win/lose, so long as we still win. Is it possible to get a Win/Win? Yes, but it takes a lot of work. We’ve previously explored separating WANT...
Always Compete, Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Management Development, Motivation, Networking, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
There was a movie, launched years ago, starring Mel Gibson, called What Women Want. He played a sexist executive that was given the gift of being able to hear what women were thinking. Of course, it ended up making him more empathetic and was a somewhat entertaining...
Always Compete, Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Management Development, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
This is Day #11 of a collaborative project with my strategic partner, Margi Bush of Wisdom Tree Coaching. If you haven’t read Day One-Ten in this series, you may want to read those first. Today we will begin to explore our third theme, Knowledge of Others. On Day...
Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Get Better, Management Development, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development, Stress Management
Knowledge of Self only happens through self-examination. This is different than the pre-cancer self-screenings we’re all encouraged to do. This reflection identifies a different cancer: assumption As I mentioned in a previous post, doing a deep dive into your own...
Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Management Development, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Recently I was speaking with a newly-promoted supervisor. He was telling me how afraid he was that he would make some unforgivable mistakes in his role. As a result, he was in trouble for neglecting to confront some poor performance in one of his direct reports. It...
Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Management Development, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Recently, I listened to an episode of The Art of Manliness Podcast with Brett McKay. He was interviewing the lead pastor of one of the largest mega-churches in Oklahoma. When asked what causes people to stay in a church, the pastor said the formula was simple: People...
