Tell Me Something Good

I begin every coaching conversation, every seminar, and every conference with a simple request, and today I’m offering it to you: Tell me something good. “Something good” can be anything that has happened to you recently; something you like; something or...
Building Your Brand

Building Your Brand

Building Your Brand? A Starbuck’s just opened up right down the street from my house and while I realize this is not an earth-shattering or uncommon event, it’s still for me very exciting. I love Starbucks. Several years ago I wrote an article and asked myself just...
Work Hard-Play Hard

Work Hard-Play Hard

Lately it feels as if the time goes by so fast. It seems like we just started the summer yesterday and now with Labor Day weekend here, the summer is officially coming to a close. I realize how hard you have been working this summer to build and support your...
Leadership Lesson from the Neighborhood Dog

Leadership Lesson from the Neighborhood Dog

I’ve mentioned many times in my articles that if you are looking for them, Quarter Turns can come from the most unlikely sources. This one just happened to come from one of my course participants neighborhood dog. If you’ve ever attended one of my courses, seminars or...
Give Yourself a Checkup From the Neckup

Give Yourself a Checkup From the Neckup

I flew to Phoenix recently, which for me is a four-hour cross-country ordeal that has become a routine part of my job. For this flight I had to make a late change to the date and time, which left me in the unfortunate situation of having to sit in the dreaded “middle...
Are You Good or Are You Valuable?

Are You Good or Are You Valuable?

The other day I was listening to a sports talk radio program and the announcer was arguing that LeBron James should have won the MVP for the NBA finals based on his performance during the series. As far as scoring, rebounds and assists, LeBron was clearly the best...