Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Many years ago, while in the Navy stationed overseas, I remember what it was like any time you needed paperwork approved by our personnel support detachment (PSD), the equivalent of the HR department. PSD was managed by a guy named John Clark. No matter what you...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Management Development, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
In my job working with organizations and business I often hear about new initiatives designed to build employee engagement. Engaged employees, as the rationale goes, are more productive and loyal. That’s a good thing. The key of course is to figure out how to...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
In my opinion, one of the best things about Spring and Summer is that I spend about 3 hours each week mowing my 4 acres of grass on my Husqvarna riding mower. I’ll gas it up, get a big dip of Grizzly long-cut wintergreen, and put my Spotify mowing playlist (mostly...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Management Development, Marketing, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Have you ever had one of those days where you knew you had an unpleasant task to take care of but didn’t want to do it? It may have been a call to return with an unhappy client. Maybe an uncomfortable conversation with an employee. Perhaps it was a sales call that...
Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Leadership is a big word in corporate-speak today. It brings up images of company culture and vision with a little mindfulness tossed in to be trendy. That’s not what I’m talking about. There are two kinds of people in this world: Leaders and Followers. Which one...
Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Marketing, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
As a big user of LinkedIn, I am seeing certain trends that concern me. Putting stuff on it that really belongs on Facebook (political opinions, “can this WWII veteran get 1,000 likes?” and religious stuff). Self-congratulatory aggrandizing (“Honored to be the keynote...
