Let It Go
Where do you get your most creative thoughts and insights? Think about it for moment. Do you sometimes have tremendous ideas pop into your head at times when you wouldn’t expect it? Wouldn’t it be...
View ArticleAvoiding the Engagement Survey Trap, Part I
It’s a big moment when the engagement scores finally arrive. There are often jittery nerves upon opening the report to see what the numbers reveal this year. With a big sigh, we start the process of...
View ArticleBe Here Now
Have you ever been speaking intently with someone, telling them about your situation or opinion, and after 20 seconds you notice the glazed-over look in their eyes? You know for sure they didn’t hear a...
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Is work-life balance an oxymoron?
Is work-life balance an oxymoron? Can anyone really expect to find the perfect balancing point for themselves and then be able to sustain it like magic over time? Your answer likely depends more on...
View Article3 ruthless engagement killers
On last night’s “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart joked about how Thanksgiving is a holiday that forces you to spend hours with people you’ve spent the whole year avoiding. While this may be an...
View ArticleAre you doing more with less?
Are you and your people being asked to do more with less? Chances are your answer is a definitive “yes.” Translation: “Be prepared to have your work time encroach on your personal time.” While a “do...
View ArticleWhere do great ideas come from?
Where do you get your most creative thoughts and insights? Think about it for moment. Do you sometimes have tremendous ideas pop into your head at times when you wouldn’t expect it? All of us do at...
View Article5 servers in 5 minutes!?!?!
A true story: While facilitating a series of leadership workshops in Chicago recently, Mike stopped at a diner to grab a quick bite between sessions. A young female server approached him and asked if...
View ArticleZero Dark Thirty and Progress
Like many of you, I caught the new film “Zero Dark Thirty” over the weekend. The film, which tells the story of American efforts to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, focuses on CIA officer Maya (played...
View ArticlePainting with a full brush
Many moons ago, when I was a college lad, I had a painting job that I did every summer for beer money. I was part of a two-man painting crew with a teacher named Larry and we worked for the same...
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