From Managers To Leaders

One of my most treasured skills at this time is my ability to look within myself. This ability has allowed me to see some things I really like and some things I need to work on. It has gained me strength for the things I love to do and intolerance for those that I know [...]

When you give managers 15 goals, which one are they to focus on? I’ve talked to many people at seminars, friends, family, co-workers and all at one time or another have said something along the lines of “well, I think this is what we are focusing on now.” What is wrong with this statement?
It’s [...]

The new popular term in town is a phrase called “putting out the fire”. It seems to be used to describe new challenges that pop up in the workplace at any given time. In my experience more “corporate fires” are caused by lack of understanding, lack of direction, and lack of leadership than any outside [...]

The other day, I had an employee come over and sit down next to me. It was not big deal they just sat down and said “Hi”. I asked how I could help them and they mentioned they were just stopping by because they had not seen me in a while. We had light small [...]

Most of us have good intentions. We start each day with our goals and ‘to do’ lists that will help us ensure our effectiveness. Then we start to go to meetings, have one on ones with our staff, walk around your office floor or production floor. Little by little in your interactions you begin to [...]