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In my employee days, I remember the “Big Boss” stopping in to see the facility and possibly talk to employees… you would have thought the President of the United States, The Queen of England, or any other “BIG Name” you can think of was coming over for Sunday Dinner! I watched my bosses and coworkers […]

Do me a favor, raise your hand if you’re busy? I ask this question from stages worldwide and when conducting Leadership Trainings and inevitably every hand goes up! Of course you’re BUSY, everyone’s busy, who’s not busy? Whether you’re the CEO of a company, a Supervisor leading a team, a Front-Line Employee showing up day

Hearing is a sense; one of the five senses most of us are born with and take for granted. A few of the simple pleasures I enjoy of life are hearing my kids play together, having coffee outside and listening to the sounds of the morning, or hearing my wife say my name (when she’s

Have you ever had a boss that has their hands in EVERYTHING? You respect their mind, their ability, and their passion… but if they interfere one more time, make one more change without you knowing about it, talk to your contacts; messing up existing projects, shares one more change with you at 1:30am or a

If you’ve been following my books and videos, you may have read or heard me speak about the importance of meetings within organizations. To be more specific… how to have effective, productive, and inspiring meetings. As a leader in a professional position of leadership or a leader of your own life… Meetings of this kind

Believe it or not… recognizing, appreciating, and effectively utilizing the superpowers of those on my Team was my weakest skill when I was first promoted to a leadership position! Like many new leaders, my best skill-set was being great at my craft… and you’re promoted and that’s no longer your job! Your job becomes doing

Middle Management can be hard! It’s one of the first steps of professional growth; as you’ve graduated from a Front-Line position, higher-ups have seen your professional worth, and believe you have what it takes to be in a position of leadership… It’s an exciting time; full of pride and anxiety! What no one tells you

Leadership within organizations can be an odd experience… I’ve found leadership positions to be given for odd reasons, accepted for logical reasons, and at times overwhelming due to the number of hats a manager, supervisor, leader must wear. Not in all companies, but many… if you sell a million dollars worth of product; you’ll eventually

Whether you’re in a leadership position, an employee, or an entrepreneur… you care for, serve, and lead your clients/customers! Clients are what make your business matter; without clients you simply have a great idea, a vision, passion, and dream… Clients make it count! Since clients are of utmost importance, let’s define what they are and

I’ve experienced the pain and the opportunity of suffering! Professionally, I remember being promoted due to my skillset but not my leadership skills and suffering. There was a time I struggled to accept and tolerate organizational change and I suffered. As an employee and new leader, I had a strong personality and voice but struggled