We came across this article by Thom Rainer that every employee at every level of an organization should read. If any of these 10 reasons describe you, your coworkers already know it. Don’t be the last to know. Click the
Read more →Have you ever been de-friended on Facebook or even worse, blocked? I have and it’s actually kind of funny and sad at the same time. How about being given the silent treatment? Have you gotten into an email war where
Read more →A primary principle of managing and coaching is believing in your people. If you can’t or don’t believe an employee can succeed then don’t coach him and quit trying to fix him. Managing is about turning talents into performance and
Read more →In Louisiana, we’re no strangers to hurricanes and with Isaac approaching, everyone seems to be pretty engaged in preparing. We’ve been watching the weather for a few days, following the storm track. We check our water and food supplies to
Read more →Take a look at this article, “The No. 1 Rule of Business Relationships“. It pretty much drives the point home of the importance of sharing and receiving openly, which just so happens to be a basic non-negotiable of communication we
Read more →I heard this quote today and thought how appropriate it was for many organizations on a day-to-day basis. It’s an indictment on how the day can be spent on things that don’t matter much in the big picture and quite
Read more →This isn’t a post about firing people, as much as it is about leading, managing and doing the right thing. Leading is about doing what is best for the team or the organization and too often we come across leaders
Read more →I’ve come across a two good articles in the last few days that are worth reading. “Fight the Urge to Look Busy” and “4 Reasons to Skip Chores This Weekend“. What I got out of these articles is this… Many
Read more →Have you peaked? Hopefully your peak wasn’t winning the spelling bee in 3rd grade or throwing the touchdown pass in the big high school game 20 years ago. If your goal is to get a little better each day then
Read more →I remember the scene in Miracle on 34th St. where the Santa Clause tells a parent to visit a competing store for a product because it’s cheaper and of a better quality there. Hey, it’s all good in a Christmas
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