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 …
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Purpose: A Bridge Between Dreams & Goals
Do you know your why? Are you committed to that why? What is making you move? Will that be enough to keep you moving? This weeks blog is very simple. In all goal setting & objectives systems, we talk about the BIG WHY! Every program you go through calls it something different. The key …
Tip: Hard Work is Irrelevant
If you could design the best compensation plan, would it be based on hard work, or output? I once heard a story about a locksmith. During his apprenticeship, he would take hours to work on a project. His customers would come and see him pour his heart and soul into his work. Quite a few would …
Avoiding Corporate Blight
We recognize the word ghetto as a slum area in a city. There are white, black, brown, and yellow ghettos all over the world. That is not a debatable point, or the reason for this article. There are many causes for slums, and I want to focus on one of the main causes, and that is abandonment of those …
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. You have planned the arrival time to the minute. You have selected the perfect hotel that offers the right combination of …
This is a “baloney” sandwich!
You just received an email from your boss. "I would like to see you after lunch today, to discuss your performance". For many of you, you won't be too worried about this, but for others you begin to set the stage in your mind. You can see yourself walking into the office, sitting down, and …
How can you move out of the comfort zone?
We can all agree that moving yourself or your team from point A to point Z is often a challenge. Your team keeps reverting back to their old habits. There is evidence that if they do ‘x’ they will be more productive, happier, and profitable. This has been proven everywhere you’ve looked … how do you …
Tips to a Stress Free Vacation!
Ahhh … It’s Summer time. Time for long weekends and even longer vacations! Ugh ... That means if I don’t get all this stuff done before I leave, I’ll have even a bigger pile on when I get back. The dilemma, get it done now or next week. Your colleagues need it now, your company needs it now, and …
Does your bush have thorns, or roses?
So often during coaching exercises I hear my clients say things like: “That prospect won’t buy because of …” “They will say no because of …” “They use my competitor, and they are always lower priced than us” I like Abraham Lincoln's quote here: "We can complain that rose …
It’s Better to Be …
Are you still trying to get more out of your last product or service you introduced? When will “NEW AND IMPROVED” become obsolete? It’s when the competitor has improved their product a little bit more than yours! Or at least they say they did. My last blog I wrote was whether you swim in …