WTF!? You want me to do WHAT!?
I was certainly at an impasse. I wanted our team to do well on the inspection, however, I wasn’t comfortable doing what my supervisor suggested. Instead of just telling the…
How To Change Your Attitude
I reached my hotel room at 1AM and wondered what the next day was going to hold for me. It had been the end of an extremely long day. I…
How to Effectively Delegate
Diamond Dan explained it to me quite simply when he said, “If you’re really busy and you’re people aren’t…you aren’t delegating effectively.” I can’t tell you how many times those…
Change It! (The Shoe Theory)
I don’t know about you but I can get frustrated when things don’t go the way I want or when people don’t meet my expectations. During a “whine” session about…
Are You A Talker Or A Doer?
In order to navigate today’s rough waters we must do more than talk about it, we must do! One of the best action leaders I have ever served with was…
Hope is NOT a Strategy for Change
Why is it that 70% of change initiatives fail? Because people are involved. People are messy, resistant to change, and don’t like to be told what to do. If there…
Teamwork Is ALL About ME!!
Whenever I teach a class or share my thoughts with an audience on teamwork, I always give the old adage of “There’s no ‘I’ or ‘U’ in the word TEAM.”…
Value Leads To Engagement
Recently, I was in a meeting and heard a CEO say, “All units of work have the same value.” I’ve known this and have practiced it but had never heard…
Unconventional Process!? Unconventional Results!
The stench of sweat, mothballs and fear permeated the room as the timer went off and the instructor said, “Go!” It was our final locker inspection for my graduation from…
Six Things NOT TO Share With Your People
“Sweet, Lord! Please do not share ANYTHING else with me!” is what I thought as she droned on about everything that was going on in her life. As a new…