Professional Resilience

Oct 9, 2023 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

Professional Resilience Those who remember that what they do matters, use difficult times to develop their professional resistance. The circumstances yield to what matters more. More Than A Job Over the years, I’ve observed that people will continue in difficult...

Toggle Between Your Modes

Oct 1, 2023 | Business, Leadership

Your Modes As a professional, you have two very different modes of operation. When you don’t pay attention, you can forget to toggle between your modes. Production Mode When we feel the pressure with lots to do and deadlines to meet, we naturally drop into...

It’s Not The Profession

Sep 24, 2023 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

It’s Not The Profession I read an article recently where the author began with the statement that stress in this profession is just part of the job; that accepting stress as a given should be expected, anticipated and endured. Really? While there is stress in every...

Excellence Isn’t Automatic

Sep 17, 2023 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

Simple. Not Easy Being excellent is not hard. In fact, it’s really fairly simple. It’s just not easy. You have to train yourself to be excellent because it doesn’t just happen. Those who are excellent, are so, not because they are smarter or more talented than you...

Command And Control Leaders

Sep 10, 2023 | Business, Leadership

The Old Leader There was a day when command and control leaders flourished and were successful. The workers they managed were doing physical labor where brawn was the asset. The worker’s physical strength was most important and extrinsic motivations (instilling fear;...