This video from the A&E TV show, Duck Dynasty, is a pretty good example of what happens when your glasses get too thick. I’m not much into reality TV but for whatever reason this show has caught my attention. After
Read more →A Person’s Mental Health Gradually Improves in the Weeks After a Layoff. We saw this headline today on twitter from the Harvard Business Review @TheDailyStat. It goes on to state that at first when an employee is laid off his
Read more →We’ve all heard the phrase, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”. What amazes me is the sheer ineptness of leaders and managers that actually apply that philosophy to their organizational culture. In fact, it’s the complete opposite of an advocate-based
Read more →People Pleasers are quite possibly some of the most destructive individuals in any organization. They come across to many as the person everyone likes, especially to those in leadership. People Pleasers are those in an organization that don’t want to
Read more →Check out this video of a comedian explaining how refrigerators are sold. It’s pretty funny but sadly this type of selling might be considered remarkable in many businesses. In fact, a lot of businesses won’t even put out this much
Read more →We’re all about being a team player and getting to know your coworkers. One of our non-negotiables is “sharing and receiving openly”. We encourage business developers to share customers to become a center of influence. We encourage team members to
Read more →I was doing a little channel surfing Saturday morning and came across a movie I’ve heard about over the years but never had the occasion to see. The movie was none other than the 1950’s sci-fi classic, Attack of the
Read more →I was in a pretty interesting meeting this past weekend. A leadership team invited a special, and highly successful, guest speaker to give them a few words of wisdom and direction on moving their organization forward. His key word was
Read more →Schools in my area are closed today. The reason… it’s raining and there is a threat of a thunderstorm… really??? This isn’t an area of the country that gets serious tornados where it may be best to yield on the
Read more →Great leaders spend 40% of their time in the field with their people. This is a primary discipline of great leadership. Unfortunately, many leaders, unbeknownst to them, have voluntarily checked out. In other words, by not spending this time in the
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