No Carrots. No Sticks.
Traditional notions of management are great if you want compliance. But if you want engagement, self-direction works better. – Dan Pink Despite all we’ve learned about …
What Do You Expect?
We can live life and lead others as if we are waiting for the other shoe to drop. Anticipating that something bad is bound to happen …
Stuck in a Low Buzz
Raising our buzz is a sure way to feel better and get better solutions to whatever at work or home. But sometimes we actually resist …
Go Ahead and Ask
“What is that?” “How does that work?” “Why is that important?” All important questions that we tend not to ask. Given the way we all …
A Better Approach to These Circumstances
Circumstance does not make the man. It reveals him to himself. -James Allen We can deal with these circumstances (you know, the ones we face …
A Cure-All
There is a cure that is good for reducing unsightly politics, itchy inaction, painful apathy, and embarrassing turnover. It is also good for vigorously increasing …
Give Yourself This Gift
Imagining is another tool to help raise our buzz. Start each day imagining what it will feel like when you have whatever it is that you have been …
Has Success Eluded You at All?
Past performance is not an indicator of future results. That success may have eluded us in the past is no indication that we will not …
The Leadership, Sales, and Influence Instinct
Helping others win is an instinct we all possess. Deep down, we always feel the impulse to help and be helped. But that impulse gets …
What It Means When They Aren’t Getting Stuff Done
That they are not getting valuable stuff done (or are just doing the wrong things) is a sure sign that we haven’t done our job …