“Belonging”, what a word! Simply writing it, and hopefully reading it, creates a feeling of safety, security, and the sense you have found a home where you can thrive in who you are at your core and your purpose. The opposite of “Belonging”, professionally and personally, is quite sad; when someone feels they don’t belong, […]
As humans, when two or more people share space for a long enough period of time… feelings are going to get hurt, disagreements will be had, and tensions will arise. The workplace is no different! Unfortunately, emotions, disagreements, or workloads sometimes go too far and can cause “Professional Trauma”. For some Leaders and Employees, “Professional
To me, there’s nothing worse than a Dream-Killer… I have a few pet peeves and this one ranks pretty high on my list! I once played on a team, trained all off-season, was in the best physical and mental shape of my life and on the first meeting of camp… the coach enters and says,
A Leader’s 30; The 4 Keys to The First Month of Leading Your New Team! Read More »
Fun… even the hint of the word creates tingles of anticipation and excitement! However, as time passes and things change so can our definition of fun; leaving you feeling lost, empty, and stuck on auto-pilot. My definition of “Fun” has changed from my teenage years to my 20’s, from my 20’s to my 30’s, from
A Leader’s Fun; The 4 Keys to Creating & Maintaining Fun at Work! Read More »
In my initial Leader’s Let-Go, I shared that the hardest Employee or Leader to fire is “The High-Performer” and “The High- Potential”. “The High-Performer” brings in revenue, numbers, closes deals, or fixes big problems or the smaller problems that lead to big problems for “BIG People”; but they don’t follow the rules, may be back-stabbing,
A question I love to ask while presenting my Leadership & Work/Life Harmony Trainings is, “Who’s busy? Please raise your hand”. Inevitably, every hand goes up… because it’s true; every leader, manager, and front-line employee is “Busy” with their own stuff and by their own definition. Each person and department also tend to believe they’re
There are many types of everything; different types of animals, people, foods, and… Leaders! If you’ve been following my articles, videos, and books you may have come across my 5 Types of Employees, 5 Types of Clients, and coming soon… the 5 Types of Managers. Today, I’d like to share the 5 Types of Leaders;
A Leader’s Types; The 5 Types of Leaders… The Pros & Concerns! Read More »
As for someone who burnt-out of a job, a passion, and a career; I can tell you how deeply burnout can impact your mental health, emotional health, physical health, your Coworkers, Teams, Organization, and Customers/Clients! During my Trainings, I often share The 5 Types of Employees and one of them is “The Grouch”. Typically, “Grouches”
Hearing is a sense; one of the five senses most of us are born with and take for granted. A few of the simple pleasures I enjoy in life are hearing my kids play together, having coffee outside and listening to the sounds of the morning, or hearing my wife say my name (when she’s
A Leader’s Ear; The 3 Keys to Listening Like a Leader to Build Trust! Read More »
As a former athlete… and if you’ve ever played or been around sports, you’ve heard the term, “Speed Kills”! When players are of somewhat equal ability and speed is added to the equation, BOOM! Coaches want players with speed and business is no different… how fast can you learn, how fast can you get tasks
