Are You Saying What You Think You're Saying?
Even when you think you’re communicating properly, you may not be. If you’re anything like me (and honestly, let’s hope you’re not!) you find yourself getting frustrated from time to […]
Lessons From The Apprentice (6.8 – Los Angeles)
The Candidates Kinetic: Muna, Kristine, Derek, Marisa, Angela, Jenn, Heidi, Aimee Arrow: Nicole, Frank, Michelle, James, Carey, Tim, Martin, Aaron, Stefani, Surya Prelude: Surya tells his team that he feels […]
The Wrong Way To Trim Your Budget
This is a great story about the “benefits” of bureaucracies. As you’ll read, the problem with adding a lot of additional layers in management is that ultimately the management takes […]
Four Simple Steps to Developing Leaders In Your Organization
Many business owners and managers don’t fully understand the value in finding, training and developing leaders in their organizations. This is especially true of small businesses. For the most part, […]
Lessons From The Apprentice (6.7 – Los Angeles)
The Candidates Kinetic: Muna, Kristine, Derek, Marisa, Angela, Jenn, Heidi, Aimee Arrow: Nicole, Frank, Michelle, James, Carey, Tim, Martin, Aaron, Stefani, Surya Prelude: Jenn decides that it’s time for her […]
Passing The Blame
Taking responsibility and sharing credit is the mark of any true leader. Unfortunately, many people in today’s business environment look for opportunities to build themselves up while tearing others down. […]
How To Sell That Thing You Sell
The other day I went to a local seminar on “internet marketing”. I honestly didn’t expect a whole lot; it was one of those “how to make money on the […]
Giving Constructive Criticism Constructively
Last week I read an article that blasted Rand for an article he wrote pointing out the differences between expert and novice SEOs. While I agree with everything written in […]
Do You Roll With The King?
The name is King. Burger King. And this is how the King rolls. I’m fascinated by Burger King’s marketing campaigns. First they came out with the little blurbs found on […]
Formula for Success
If you want to be distressed – look within. If you want to be defeated – look back. If you want to be distracted – look around. If you want […]
Clever New Baskin Robbins Logo
I noticed the other day that Baskin Robins changed their logo. Here’s the old logo: Here’s the new one: It wasn’t until the next day after I first saw it […]
How to Keep Bad Habits from Interfering With Work Performance
We’ve all have bad habits we need to kick. But we don’t because we are comfortable in them. They are easy and changing is hard. But more times than not, […]
Books: The Sweet Nectar of Life
When I was a kid I read a lot of books. Usually when I was grounded and had nothing else to do, but there were no shortage of books such […]
Lessons From The Apprentice (6.6 – Los Angeles)
The Candidates Kinetic: Muna, Kristine, Derek, Marisa, Angela, Jenn, Heidi, Aimee Arrow: Nicole, Frank, Michelle, James, Carey, Tim, Martin, Aaron, Stefani, Surya Prelude: Surya goes off on his team, telling […]
Momentum
With momentum… Leaders look better than they actually are. Followers increase thier performance. Without momentum… Leaders look worse than they actually are. Followers decrease their performance John Maxwell, Developing the […]