How Do You Deal With The Bad Apple?
Behavior modification made easy… Let’s face it, we can pick our nose but we can’t all pick our teams. It would be great to be able to “Kingdom Build” (as…
Don’t Worry About Being Liked
If I had a voodoo doll, it would’ve been saturated with pins! There wasn’t a day that he didn’t frustrate me and, when I would confront him on his method,…
Adversity Is The Best Teacher
The basketball tipped off the top of John’s fingers and, seemingly in slow motion, arced high up in the air and descended down into my chubby little hands. WHAT!? I…
No Loyalty? YOU LOSE!
Every summer, I try to do something for my own personal development. Last summer, it was to get in touch with my “geeky” love of history and catch up (and…
How To Be On The “They” Team
We all have a “they” team that we hate. You know what I’m talking about. The “they” at work that give us too much work, boss us around, and subscribe…
How To Get The Whole View!
I can’t hear the Journey song “Don’t Stop Believing” without thinking about my wife, Gwen, singing it at the top of her lungs and playing the air guitar (as she…
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…
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…
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…