How To Run An Excuse-Free Office
Is excuse-making a problem in your office? Excuses are really just defense mechanisms because employees fear blame, embarrassment, reprimands, and firings. As a manager, it is your job to turn mistake-making into a learning experience for your employees. Here are some...
Book Summary: “The Compassionate Samurai”, by Brian Klemmer
Brian Klemmer writes that, in life, there are two types of people. The first are those who are nice, good-hearted, and compassionate but can't make much happen. The other kind can make everything happen - they're the creators, the go-getters, and the aggressive...
Understanding Hiring And Retention Challenges
Our friends at Target Training International (TTI) are experts in understanding what organizations need to do to be sure you are attracting and retaining the right employees for your business. TTI has found that employee brand is a hot topic and is important for...
The Definition of Success
Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: My 3 Ps: Passion, Purpose, Potential. Click here to see the entire series. Almost everyone I know or can think of wants the same...
Book Summary: “GO FOR NO! YES is the destination. NO is how you get there.”, by Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz
This book is an easy read and is intended for anyone who is striving for success. Told in a story format from the perspective of a salesperson, it tells of how he discovers that the way to success is to fail bigger and more often. "80% of most people never get...
Kick the Habit
Here are some quotes to reinforce the formation of good habits ... The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. ~Samuel Johnson Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a...
“The Old Black Hen” (Anonymous)
Said the little red rooster, "Gosh, all hemlock, things are tough! Seems that worms are getting scarcer and I cannot find enough. What's become of all those fat ones is a mystery to me. There were thousands through that rainy spell, but now where can they...
Finding Yourself Overcommitted
Overcommitted is an interesting term I hear often. Use of the term and your underlying assumptions may be a problem. The verb "commit" means "to obligate or pledge oneself," so you may have pledged your time and energy too broadly. You are likely...
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