Why Patience Is So Hard
Nothing worth having happens quickly. This article explains why patience is so hard and a simple mindset shift to help you break through.
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How To Get More Respect As A Manager
If you are struggling to connect with your team, this simple set of questions will help you earn the respect of your team as a manager.
Should I Ask For Permission Or Forgiveness?
Too many people get stuck waiting for approval when they should really be acting. In this article, we examine an old management maxim, "Ask for forgiveness, not approval."
How Do I Announce A Layoff To My Team?
The only thing worse than reducing your workforce is notifying people who felt they were safe. I examine an ugly example of a layoff gone wrong and three lessons learned from the experience.
How Can I Motivate A Team?
This article examines a strategy that works for CEO's of Fortune 500 companies and coaches of youth sports teams. To build a winning team, these two conditions must be met.
What Are You Willing To Crawl Through For Success?
Andy Dufresne crawled to freedom through five hundred yards of shit-smelling foulness I can’t even imagine, or maybe I just don’t want to. Five hundred yards, that’s the length of
Fortune Favors The Bold
A great dread fell on him, as if he was awaiting the pronouncement of some doom that he had long foreseen and vainly hoped might after all never be spoken.
Luck Is A Function Of Effort
"I'm getting on the jumbotron tonight." It's good to have a goal, and this was mine on June 11, 1998. I was a broke college intern who scored Stanley Cup tickets
Great Managers Are Not Afraid To Piss You Off
We recall our mentors with an abundance of positive memories. We associate achievement with their guidance, direction and attention. Whether they were teachers, coaches or managers, they cared enough to invest