Is Your Leadership Style A Mystery?
There’s a big divide between what you can and what you will do. I love a good mystery, don’t you? Some of my favorite Sunday afternoons as a kid were…
How About A Little Grace?
I’ll admit it. I have some hair triggers that push me past the point of good judgement. I won’t name them and, most of the time, I have a really…
Command And Control Are Dead
“The days of command and control are over.” – Jim Bouchard It was the Taoist philosopher, Lao Tzu, who said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step.” And,…
Success Doesn’t Happen Overnight
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” –W. Churchill What does it take to be successful? What does it take to…
How Do You Persuade Your Boss?
“The key for any speaker is to establish his own point of view for the audience, so they can see the game through his eyes.” -Ronald Reagan “Want to…
Retention Is EVERYONE’S Job!
Do you know why the US Navy works hard to retain their best and brightest? It’s because they can’t hire senior leadership from the outside. They have to grow their…
Laugh Lines: The ROI Of Fun At Work
I’ve worked with some major league a**holes in my life. The kind of people that made the working environment not just bad, they made it suck (that’s a technical term). …
Remote Teams Don’t Have To Suck
Do you have a remote team? Or…a few team members that are remote? You’re not alone and remote teams don’t have to suck! The times they are a changing….and…
Don’t Wear Out Your Best Team Member
The Gunnery Sergeant assigned to my class during Officer Candidate School (OCS) was big, mean and made Lou Gossett Jr. (from an “Officer and a Gentleman”) look like a kitty…
What’s The Point?
“ARE YOU SERIOUS!?” I thought to myself as I got off the phone with my supervisor. This was the fourth time I had reworked this report – each time having…