What is lack of organization costing you?
According to The Wall Street Journal, the average worker wastes about an hour a day looking for missing information in messy desks and files.
That’s 20 hours a month, or six working weeks a year lost to disorganization. Said another way, if you got more organized, you could take read more...
What’s the difference between good and great?
Why are some people able to create super successful lives, while most of their peers hover near the mediocre middle?
As someone who’s spent a lifetime studying human behavior, I can tell you, success isn’t just about your level of education or your skills. It’s about the mindset that you read more...
Which is harder, trying to get a job or trying to keep one?
With 14.8 million people unemployed, job competition has never been stiffer.
If you’ve already got a job, there are plenty of people out there who are quite eager to take your place. And if you’re looking for work, you read more...
Can you give a great presentation if you have a messy office?
Can you be a fabulous parent with laundry strewn all over the house?
On the one hand, it might seem like you’re too busy doing your “job” to worry about little details like filing or cleaning out the fridge. But after read more...
It’s 3:30 on a Thursday afternoon, and instead of a gaggle of mothers waiting outside the elementary school to walk the kiddies home, there’s a herd of dads in Bermuda shorts who look a little embarrassed to be there.
It’s being called the Mancession. Men have lost three out of four read more...
We’ve all experienced those moments when the planets aligned, everything went our way, and we were on top of the world. Even if it’s been a while, you probably remember what it felt like.
It’s a Mojo moment, and when you’re in it, it feels magnificent.
Executive coach Marshall Goldsmith says, “Mojo is a moment when we do something purposeful read more...
Do you ever wonder why some people do the things they do?
We all have our own unique perspectives and experiences. Our unique point of view is the lens through which we view the world.
The good news is we’re all different.
The bad news is sometimes we forget that.
One of the things I’ve noticed about people, including read more...
Everyone is looking for the magic bullet, the secret words that will make our spouse melt, our coworker cooperate and our customer giggle with glee as they sign on the dotted line.
After 20 years as a sales and business coach and a decade spent helping people with their personal relationships, I’ve discovered that in most read more...
After a decade of working with CEOs, sales people, managers and individuals, I can promise you there’s no difference between an in-law squabble and the sales vs. accounting turf war.
The subject matter might be different, but the dynamics of the argument are exactly the same. Both sides think they’re right. Your truth (as you perceive it) is on one side of the argument; their truth is on the other, and no one is willing to budge.
In an ideal circumstance a child is raised to believe that they are incredibly special, but no more special than anyone else. This single line forever changed the way I viewed my role.
