The secrets of seals, sardines, and authentic employee engagement
"All you OD folks want to make things so difficult. Making my employees happy is simple. Just serve up pizza on Friday and you're pretty much done with it." ~Business Owner Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Mine differs considerably from this fellow's! From my...
Just do it: take responsibility
A lovely reminder attributed to Charles Osgood about our responsibility to "just doing it" to kick start your thinking! That this was something somebody would surely have to do. There was a most important job that needed to be done, And no reason not to do it, there...
On leaving marks
A parable to make us ponder: A pencil-maker told the pencil five important lessons before putting it in the box: 1) Everything you do will always leave a mark. 2) You can always correct the mistakes you make. 3) What is important is what is inside of you. 4) In life,...
10 steps to greater resiliency, happiness & success
Want to be have more resiliency? Be happy? Have more success? Here are ten steps you can take to make those three things—resiliency, happiness and success—happen. 10 simple steps to resiliency 1. Know and understand what you really want, and use it to...
The 7 C’s: A mid-year leadership checkup
Wow, it’s amazing that half a year has whizzed by! Now is a great time for leaders to look back over those six months looking for personal lessons learned and for wisdom gained, with a special emphasis on 7C leadership skills: cognition, connection, communication,...
Coaching Challenge: Getting to Yes
Today's guest post is from Jane Murphy, a partner in Giraffe Business Publishing LLC and Giraffe LLC, a consulting firm that designs custom solutions to help organizations improve the management capabilities of their people. Jane also leads Giraffe’s coaching...
