For the same reason you wouldn’t do it if they were the boss and you were the employee and they were trying to get you to do something! It’s virtually impossible to “get” employees – or anybody else, for that matter – to “do” anything. There has to be a compelling “why,” There has to […]
I’ve always appreciated the Jewish proverb which states that good is the enemy of great. This has been applied many ways over the years, but it’s especially useful in reminding us of the negative consequences that can come from merely settling for for “good” when we are capable of so much more, whether we’re talking […]
Og Mandino once said “Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.” I think every success offers a lot of valuable lessons, too, and I know for a fact that most managers don’t spend nearly enough focus on how to derive […]
One of the saddest things you’ll ever see is a leader who doesn’t lead. They want the title, they want the position, they want the power, they want whatever it is they want, but they don’t want to serve. They don’t want to make tough decisions, they don’t want to take responsibility, they don’t really […]
Off and on over the years I’ve taken a few jabs at Wal-Mart. You might think it’s because I grew up in a family owned business and that family-owned business was a little grocery store and that I have such dislike because Wal-Mart is often accused of running the “little guy” out of business. Nope, […]
Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not quality because it is hard to make and costs a lot of money, as manufacturers typically believe. This is incompetence. Customers pay only for what […]
The first question we should always ask when entering any situation that could be a networking situation, and you’ll likely find that ANY situation CAN become a networking situation (done tastefully and tactfully, of course) is…. Who here can I help? I got this idea from Dr. Robert Cialdini, who is considered by many to […]
Lots of people set resolutions for the new year, and lots of people end up abandoning them a few weeks afterward. What’s worse, these people often end up feeling like they failed. Or worse, they consider themselves a “Failure.” Remember, success is a process, not an event. We talked about that some time ago, and […]
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