by Kevin Brimhall | Dec 16, 2015 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
Drive is another popular book from the author of best-selling and insightful books such as The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, Free Agent Nation and A Whole New Mind. Subtitled The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Drive rebukes the long-standing belief that,...
by Kevin Brimhall | Dec 2, 2015 | Organizational Excellence
Providing the right kind of recognition for employees, at the right time There is significant discourse in the country regarding the importance of employee performance. There is no doubt that it’s critical for the organization to reach its strategic goals. The...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 16, 2015 | Leadership
Motivation and inspiration are frequently used as synonyms, but they are actually quite different. Motivation is "the act or process of giving someone a reason for doing something; a force or influence that causes someone to do something". It is an...
by Kevin Brimhall | Oct 26, 2015 | Motivation / Inspiration
When we decide to make changes in our lives, one of the biggest obstacles we might need to overcome is procrastination. We want to change, yet we keep putting off the very steps that will create the desired results. A couple of years ago, we wrote about the negative...
by Kevin Brimhall | Oct 12, 2015 | Leadership
This recent article by Ted Bililies caught my eye, because I frequently see (and work with) CEOs who are challenged by getting their senior teams right. The following article has been re-posted here verbatim, with the addition of my comments after each of the...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 24, 2015 | Sales / Growth
Many successful marketers began their careers as children setting up lemonade stands or selling newspapers. Years of experience and exposure to more mature and intricate marketing techniques changes things, but there is one aspect that is no different between selling...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 11, 2015 | Organizational Excellence
Who cares if there is an "official" organization chart? Who bothers to look at the chart or even cares whether there is a current chart or not? Wanna hug your organization chart? Today is the day to start! If you are the owner or CEO of a small to...
by Kevin Brimhall | Aug 25, 2015 | Motivation / Inspiration
In the mid-1980’s, The Bangles hit the charts with the song "Manic Monday" (co-written by Prince), to which we all could relate. Recently, Peter Gasca, Co-founder of WildCreations.com, wrote an article in that same vein, with the premise that...
by Kevin Brimhall | Aug 10, 2015 | Personal Improvement
In last month’s article on trust, we shared some behaviors that can build trust and some that can damage trust. In this second article on trust in the workplace, we share some key ways to create a climate of trust. There are signs that there is high trust in a...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jul 23, 2015 | Personal Improvement
Let’s look at a trust. Trust can be defined as a belief in the reliability, truth, ability or strength of someone or something. How do you define trust? Think for a moment and answer a question; what does trust mean to you? At the heart of any work relationship...
