10 Ways to be a Jerk Boss, and a Pretty Lousy Manager

10 Ways to---, Leadership, Retaining EmployeesDecember 16, 201410 ways to, bad managers, how to deal with a bossy co-worker, how to work with a bossy person, rudeness how to deal with a bossy coworker Comments

Caught Up in Your Own Business

Communication, Leadership, StrategyDecember 9, 2014future organization, future planning, planning for the future, preparing for the future, strategic, strategic leadership, strategy, visionary leadershipComment

Make Mistakes Work for You

LeadershipNovember 11, 2014fear of change, human, mistakesComment

Serious Creativity

4 Minute Read

Do you ever get bored and look at all the creative ideas on Pinterest? Moms coming up with cute snack ideas for their kids to take to school. Crafty people making their own Halloween costumes. Awesome dinner ideas that you would have never thought of... Then we think… “Are you kidding me? Who has time for this crap? These are impossible. I’m just not a creative person.” That thought has probably crossed your mind. Maybe you’ve even said it out loud.

Company Culture, Leadership, StrategyOctober 29, 2014change your viewpoint, creativity, embracing change Comments

Continuous Improvement: The Key to Continuous Success

Leadership, MotivationOctober 23, 2014continuous improvement, continuous success, focus, future success, Ideas, Improve, Passion, Persist, planning for the future, Push, richard st- john, Serve, workComment

10 Ways to Become a Terrible Listener

10 Ways to---, LeadershipOctober 14, 201410 ways to, business leadership, leader to manager, listen, listening, listening skills, what not to do Comments

Are you productive or just busy?

Leadership, Time ManagementSeptember 24, 2014increase productivity, increasing productivity, leadership teams, management teams, productivity, productivity hacksComment

To Change or Not To Change...

Communication, StrategySeptember 4, 2014embracing change, fear of change, organizational change, visionary leadershipComment

Making Mistakes: Are you human?

Our ThoughtsAugust 28, 2014forgiveness, making mistakes, nobody is perfect, people are human, people are people, realityComment

Trust...From the Employee's Perspective

Leadership, Motivation, Our Thoughts, Retaining Employees, TrustAugust 12, 2014expectations, feel valued, relationship building, responsibilityComment

The Reality of "The Supervisor Sandwich"

3 Minute Read

Confrontation is certainly not the easiest part of being a manager. In fact, it’s probably your least favorite. It’s human nature to avoid interpersonal discord. Many people hope a problem just corrects itself without our intervention. But, is that manner of thinking really reality? How can you provide coaching for an employee, co-worker, or even your own supervisor and have it be a positive experience? We’ve all heard of “The Supervisor Sandwich.”

The Power of Focus

Time ManagementJuly 23, 2014distracting, focus, Goals, organize, prioritization, prioritizing, time managementComment

Energy. Confidence. Results. - What's Your Strategy?

Leadership, StrategyJuly 16, 2014advancing my business, competition, drive business forward, guidance, momentumComment

Calling All People with the Word "Manager" in their Title

LeadershipJuly 9, 2014communication, Decision-Making, develop trust, expectations, Planning, relationship building, team buildingComment

Today an Employee. Tomorrow a Manager.

2 Minute Read

Jack is really good at what he does. He shows up on time. Gets his work done. He helps his co-workers. He’s efficient – a good “do-er.” So you decide to promote Jack to a management position. Now, he’s struggling and not meeting your expectations. How many times have we seen this scenario?At first glance, we might think it was simply a poor choice to promote this person into management. After all, we know that doing technical work is far different than managing people doing technical work…right? Maybe…Or it may be the person in the management position has not made the behavioral and attitude shifts necessary to be successful.