Being balanced is a state of mind. It gives you the feeling that everything is exactly how it’s supposed to be and life flows effortlessly. Time also flows naturally and you can make the most of all the wonderful things around you. Most of the time, we are so caught up in our lives that […]
My team lead came to me with a problem. “The team and I have looked at this every which way, but no matter how we slice it, there’s no way we can finish this job. We’re afraid we’re going to be fired.” “We’re going to fail,” she said. When we discussed it, she had half […]
My Dad Works Hard My Dad is the hardest working person I know. 7 days a week, 7 AM to 7 PM. He used to fall asleep every night watching the 10:00 news because it had the weather forecast. It let him know how he’d spend the next day working. As a mason early in […]
I’m glad the federal government is now recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday. However, I understand it’s an issue that is complicated and divisive, like the framing of the Constitution, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights movements. I was born to grandparents who had been born and raised in southern states, though I was […]
Management by checking the temperature of a person’s chair is not a path to high-performance. Lean management eliminates unnecessary and wasteful activities and resources like commutes and facilities for the many knowledge workers that don’t authentically require time in the office, who deal exclusively in a working world where information and resources are created, transmitted, […]
Is trust really missing in modern organizations? Media says people don’t trust companies. Of course, it’s a matter of perspective, right? YES, TRUST IS PRESENT In fact, people absolutely trust companies. Some people and employees trust companies to mistreat them, lie to them, and even defraud them. Some managers don’t trust people to voluntarily do […]
Remembering all who came before on this beautiful Memorial Day. #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #LetFreedomRing #InGodWeTrust #AllMenAndWomenAreCreatedEqual #MemorialDay
My life changed when I committed to having fantastic relationships in every area of my life. I struggled for years in uncomfortable situations and relationships until I realized I didn’t have to tolerate unacceptable communication behaviors or other boundary violations in my work or personal relationships. Nobody has the right to belittle, berate, blame, shame, […]
What’s the difference between leadership and management? Management programs and even some companies talk about leadership, but few people outside academics seem to understand that there’s a very real and often misunderstood difference between “management” and “leadership”. Management In a nutshell, management is what gets the quarterly financial results. It’s also often correlated with: Influence, […]
Step 1 of the “Career Acceleration Roadmap.”