If your work or personal life is anything like mine there will be conflicts. I remember one time as young boy in Australia watching my parents in a heated argument. I started crying and ran off to my bedroom. A …
As a parent I know the importance of showing love to my children. It’s one matter to love, it’s entirely another to show it consistently. In my corporate training sessions I often ask the question, “Is it enough to tell your …
Earlier this week I had a meeting with an entrepreneur. He has his own business and he’s creating a not-for-profit organization designed to help other not-for-profits raise funding. I always enjoy meeting with him because he has a positive “can …
About two weeks ago I was sitting by myself at a cafe reading, when a man comes up to me and asks “What do you think of the book?” I was reading Chip Heath and Dan Heath’s book Switch: How …
What is a personal vision statement? A personal vision statement is the road map that guides us to the destination we have set for ourselves. Just like a road map it helps us see further into the future than we …
The presentation below is from Netflix and provides an interesting look at a different way of building a corporate culture. The seven aspects of the culture: Value what we value; high performance; freedom and responsibility; context, not control; highly aligned, …
When was the last time you went to get mechanical repairs or servicing done to your vehicle and came away raving about the experience? Probably never, right? Well, my wife had to get a new battery for our van last …
It’s now mid February, and statistically we’re at about the point when most of people’s new year’s resolutions have fallen by the wayside. I notice it especially at the gym, where in early January, the crowds flock. With Christmas weight …
How often do you feel like you’re the hamster running furiously on the hamster wheel? I walk to work every morning and pass by an old car covered in hundreds of stickers. I think the stickers are keeping the old rust …
Are we motivated by rewards? Conventional practice would say “yes”, but science would say otherwise. In the laboratory, rats are rewarded with food. In the classroom the top students are rewarded with A grades, and in the workplace, the best …
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If your work or personal life is anything like mine there will be conflicts. I remember one time as young boy in Australia...
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