Overwhelmed
It is very interesting when you ask employees how they are feeling in their jobs in the world of doing more with less, one word [...]
Relax. Reflect. Revisit.
The holiday season has arrived and highly productive people are being asked to take a well-deserved break. The notion of not traveling to your workplace [...]
We Must Get Together…
As the 2014 leans into its last month of operation, "finishing strong" was the anthem of my sales days, as every account in December promised [...]
So you are now a people manager…
In organizations, people manager is a privileged position that many aspire to, and few are prepared to excel at, not because they are not competent, [...]
The Only Best Practice to Leadership is Understanding That There Isn’t One…
There are probably 3 teachers that stick out in my memories as 'great teachers'. They weren't just adored by me, but by many a student [...]
‘The times, they are a-changin’…again!
The DOW Jones Industrial average closed at a record high this week since its previous record in October 2007. This is great news, but not [...]
“Thank you” emails: love ‘em or hate ‘em?
The humble little “thank you” email seems to have a bad rap these days. Recipients often dismiss it as a time waster, and not for [...]
What’s Your EQ?
Carole Greentree. You don't know her but I consider her to be one of the most instrumental leaders in my career who I had the [...]
7 Ways to Cut Your Meetings in Half
Meetings are too long, period. You know and I know it. People are not willing, or able, to focus their attention for the standard 60 minute meeting. Research indicates that (at best) attention spans seem to max out around 40 minutes but realistically most of us are in the 5-10 minute range. The standard one-hour meeting no longer fits in the modern workplace. If you agree that meetings are too long, read on for some tips to cut your meetings in half.
Design a Memorable Meeting
Unfortunately, chaos can rein when meetings are not set up properly. To be a successful – which means productive - professional, you need to know [...]