Bring Your A-Game

Oct 5, 2014 | Business

You don’t have to read many of these Monday morning messages to know that I’m a personal responsibility guy. I believe it, coach it, expect it and live it. Actually, it’s the only way to remain sane and motivated. While it’s easy to blame your lack of motivation on...

Make Yourself Indispensable

Sep 8, 2014 | Business

Professionals want to be indispensable. It’s how you do it that matters. You may choose to do so by hoarding your expertise, thinking that you have an advantage on knowledge and skill. So you won’t take the time to teach and coach others to do what you do. You give...

Raise The Bar On Yourself

Aug 17, 2014 | Business

One of my fundamental convictions is that you have significant contributions to make. When you’re at your best, you make them. When you aren’t, you don’t. So I continue to press you to find your optimal best today, while using today’s best as a stepping stone for...

How You Think Matters

Aug 11, 2014 | Business

“With all due respect, I believe this will be our finest hour.” Sound familiar? It’s one of the best lines in the 1995 movie, Appolo 13 with Tom Hanks. It was said in the control room by the actor playing Gene Kranz when he overheard a couple of engineers discussing...

Be Noble. Quit Nobilizing

Jun 8, 2014 | Uncategorized

The more experience you gain, the more discretion you are granted regarding what you do and how you do it. Over time, you develop preferred ways of doing your work. Sometimes, those ways need to be examined because they have lost their usefulness or are more...