Some Complaints Are Worth Listening To – July 14th

Some Complaints Are Worth Listening To – July 14th

For me, it used to be so easy just to dismiss a griping and complaining employee as being a pain in the butt and tune them out.I couldn’t see any value in all their noise and who needs another pain in the butt anyway.So this was me before I really started to...
Let Go of the Unworkable – July 1st

Let Go of the Unworkable – July 1st

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the topic of “team building”. I wrote about it in my last message a few weeks ago (It’s up on my web-site if you missed it) and the more I think about it, the more a few foundational points come...
100 days – June 17th

100 days – June 17th

I’m sure you’ve all heard about the unwritten dynamic in leadership that says, just after assuming their new position, a leader has 100 days to make their tough changes — “their first 100 days”. OK, so here we all are coming out...
A Simple Tale – June 3rd

A Simple Tale – June 3rd

I have a simple tale today for my message. This happened many years ago when I first became a manager. It took maybe a minute to transpire and yet it became a foundational stone which the following 35 or so years of me being in and around...
Rallying Forward – May 20th

Rallying Forward – May 20th

Here is something to ponder. I wonder if we are slipping into a mindset where we think, “that is too much to ask of staff, it’s been a tough year, and they can’t handle that right now?” It is worth noticing. Noticing what the underlying message...