You are a professional. You have dedicated the past 1, 2 or more decades to this. Are you good enough to stop learning? When will you be good enough to stop growing? I want you to take a moment and think about those questions. Have you stopped growing? Have you also stopped advancing? If you were …
Leadership
Take a break …
This is not another Day Before Vacation blog, I have written enough of them in the past. This is about your current workday, and using breaks effectively. In a great podcast this morning on The Jordan Harbinger Show I listened to Daniel Pink talk about the science behind perfect timing. The show …
Coincidences Are Just That
Aren't coincidences interesting? Is it fate? Is it accident? Maybe, its serendipity? When I started to write my blog today on coincidences, it was ironic that I found two in a matter of minutes. A few weeks ago, I wrote the blog; "What Kind of Pencil Do You Use?" When I opened up my email this …
Planning your next vacation?
Many of us are getting ready to plan for their Summer Vacations. Maybe you are taking the family to Disney World. You have worked on this vacation plan for weeks, even months. Taking it to the next level, you have planned the arrival time to the minute. Finally, you have selected the perfect hotel …
Ready for the revolution?
While attending an event last week hosted by Automation Alley, a report was revealed discussing Industry 4.0. Industry experts, and seven leading academic institutions compiled this reveal. This report, nearly 100-pages of findings, discusses the critical areas of Industry 4.0. It is no surprise, …
Which one? Mentor, Coach, Trainer?
Coach, Mentor, Trainer You have read that you need a coach, or that you should find a mentor. Your boss may have told you to get some training. Feeling stuck in your career, or just life. Which one do you choose? What is the best way to find the answers? After all, finding answers is what you are …
Disagreeing with John Maxwell!
With a title like this, I better hit this blog out of the park! Disagreeing with a man that has written over 100 books on leadership takes a little guts, but I am pretty confident he will agree with my premise. Full transparency, I am a John Maxwell Certified Coach. I admire John as a mentor, a …
How to know if you are on the right track!
Should you get on this train or not? Do you know the general direction you are heading? When you plan for the future, at what point do you actually start moving towards it? Closer to, or farther from? If you wonder where the train metaphors are coming from, I just came back from a meeting in Europe. …
What is your filter?
Happy Wife, Happy Life - many of you have heard this simple phrase before. How many of you use this as a filter before you say yes to something? Think of it this way, you are asked to play cards tonight with the boys, do you automatically say yes? Or, do you run the question through this filter? If …
The “Wimpy Syndrome”
This is probably one of the most overused negotiation tactics by buyers and purchasing professionals in history. I call it the Wimpy Syndrome. You all remember “Popeye the Sailor man” and his friend Wimpy. Wimpy always wanted the immediate satisfaction of a hamburger today, with the promise of …