November is Here… Are You Ready?

November is Here… Are You Ready?

Here we are my friends. It’s November 1st! The end of the year is clearly in  our sight now,  and if Halloween didn’t scare you, what I just said right there should. We’ve got about 8 weeks to go, and that includes holidays, so really we’ve got less than 8...
Lessons From AC/DC

Lessons From AC/DC

Some of you may be familiar with the rock & roll band AC/DC. They’ve been around since the mid-70s and seem to show no signs of stopping just yet. Recently I was out walking and AC/DC came on my internet radio station. I marveled at just how long they have been...
Learn Your Team’s 100

Learn Your Team’s 100

Recently I was facilitating a discussion with a group of leaders about team performance and retention. One of them talked about her success strategy of identifying or learning people’s 100. I was intrigued by how that sounded and asked her to expand on exactly...
Create a Strategic Plan

Create a Strategic Plan

  As we enter the fall months it’s time to start creating your plan to close this year strong and start the new year with focus and energy. I’m asked to facilitate strategic planning sessions for organizations all over the country so I thought to help you get a...
Getting the Person vs. Getting Personal

Getting the Person vs. Getting Personal

  Think about how we start most conversations with someone that we have never met before. “What do you do?” Now think about how we tend to judge people based on the answer to that question. How do we judge the people in our own business and lives based on what...
How Are You Managing Conflict?

How Are You Managing Conflict?

This week I’ve been thinking a lot about conflict. Mostly though I’ve been thinking about how we perceive conflict as either destructive or productive. I realize that productive conflict sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s the way we view conflict in...