Several years ago, a colleague had a sign in her office that read something like, “I get plenty of exercise jumping to conclusions, pushing my luck and dodging deadlines.” People always got a good chuckle after reading it, mostly because it wasn’t true – especially the part about dodging deadlines; she always had tasks done Read More
I recently volunteered to be a part of a group dialog with other business professionals about leadership, management and accountability. As part of the process, my staff were invited to give anonymous feedback in 10 different areas. I also ranked myself in the same 10 areas. The group’s facilitator then recapped all the information into Read More
Earlier this week, I was reminded of Aesop’s fable, The Oak and the Reeds. During a training, I asked the group, “Is there anyone who likes to be right, besides me?” I wanted to make the point that we can sometimes get so focused on our way being the right way, that we miss opportunities Read More
Remarkable – This is the word that Norm Dominguez, former CEO of Business Network International (BNI), uses in response to the question, “How are you?” Norm admits that it can be remarkably good or remarkably bad. What I want you to think about is how remarkably good you are. In the entire history of time, there Read More
Is 2018 your year for bliss? You may have heard the term follow your bliss. I’ve often interpreted this in terms of the work one does; I am beginning to rethink this. I now believe it’s possible to have bliss even if our current situation is the opposite. Bliss as a NOUN is defined as: Read More
Mark Twain said, “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” Yet, as we’ve seen in recent new headlines, it can be difficult to tell the truth. We fear no one will believe us. We believe people will disagree with our point of view. People will judge us negatively. And for many Read More
The Art of Being Human was the name of a course I took many years ago during my freshman year in college. Since my last post was about the busyness of life and how we can find that to be an excuse, this post is about simply being and enjoying where we are on life’s Read More
Several times a week, I have the opportunity to present on a variety of topics to our client companies. Typically, I invite participants to identify one change they’d like to make as the result of my talk, write it down and share it with another person. Lately, a lot of people are asking a question Read More
Earlier this week, I attended an event where we examined failure. This is certainly not a topic that is often discussed. As we were talking about it, someone mentioned to me the old adage, Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard. When we think about goals, they can seem big Read More
If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you know I enjoy reading. Last weekend, I downloaded a new book to my Kindle app – The Secrets Leaders Keep: Insightful Stories And Provocative Questions That Unlock The Hidden Secrets To Winning Big In Business And Life by AmyK Hutchens. One of the stories Read More
