by Kevin Brimhall | Jan 26, 2021 | Goals / Purpose
The concept of goal setting is nothing new for those in business. Touted by everyone from Tony Robbins to Oprah as being a necessary part of a high-functioning life, setting an intention and then doing what it takes to reach it is a necessary skill that everyone...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jan 5, 2021 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
With all the change that occurred in 2020 (such as the pandemic and related public health issues, disruptions to business operations and to our lives in general, economic misfortunes, the presidential election, social unrest, extreme weather), we thought we’d...
by Kevin Brimhall | Dec 16, 2020 | Organizational Excellence
One plus one, does not always equal two. The truth is that, as your organization grows and adds staff, operations become exponentially more complex. Let’s take a look at how to help address some of those challenges. When business owners or leaders drive for...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 12, 2020 | Organizational Excellence
As a leader, what strategy are you using for crisis recovery? Strategy has become top of mind for business leaders. Too be sure, we are faced with incredible hurdles, many of which are outside of our control. As a result, many leaders have taken drastic measures....
by Kevin Brimhall | Oct 14, 2020 | Motivation / Inspiration
I was struck by the article below from marketing guru, Robert Middleton, who recently had to evacuate his home, fleeing the fires in California. In it, he addresses the question: Are we happy because we are successful or are we successful because we are happy? During...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 21, 2020 | Leadership
Note: This blog post builds upon The High Cost of Poor Executive Hiring Decisions posted in April 2018. The evaluation of candidates for C-level and other executive positions has improved over the years, however tremendous opportunity remains. Regarding making a...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 8, 2020 | Personal Improvement
Not too long ago, I saw a post on LinkedIn describing some traits of a strong leader, which I though was politically benign. I did not believe that the post was making a political statement of any kind. However, the very first comment was a scathing rebuke of the post...
by Kevin Brimhall | Aug 13, 2020 | Personal Improvement
Some of you may be quite familiar with the concept of emotional intelligence or emotional quotient (EQ) while others of you may have heard the terms but know little about them. Regardless of your level of knowledge or experience with emotional intelligence, here is a...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jul 9, 2020 | Personal Improvement
So, we’ve been dealing with the coronavirus in a substantive way since March (at least, here in the U.S.). And a lot of what I’ve seen and heard over the last 4 months relates to the problems and issues that people have been struggling with…and rightfully so. However,...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jul 6, 2020 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
Subtitled, Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, this book deals with topics that are both “hot” these days and also part of the fabric of our everyday lives and of business: brain functionality, time management, social media, organization, and...
