Aggressiveness Gets You Nothing! Assertiveness Gets You Powerful Influence! At a recent association board meeting, I observed 3 influence styles on display. One personality tended toward Dominance and her dominance…
Photo by Emily Campbell on UnSplash "Life leaps like a Geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia." ~ Alexis Carrel I grew up in Idaho and…
Based on the Discretionary Effort Engagement Leadership Model Who knew 2020 would be a year of upheaval, turmoil, and disruption? When I made my goals for 2020 in December of…
... Accept Them As Is “People will forget what you said, forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou Your employees…
Despite years of experience managing a wide range of challenges, nothing has prepared any of us for the circumstances of this moment in time. Without a playbook to reference, you…
How to Align Workers for a Productivity Reboot!Betwixt is an archaic expression. It has survived only because of the phrase “Betwixt and Between.” In our context today, it literally means…
Knowing how to set goals, and knowing how to set goals that are reachable but not TOO easy is a skill... Realistic and boundary-stretching goals are best.
This picture intrigued me. I noticed the sweetness of the cupcake with piled-high icing conflicting with the bitterness of the lime. I wondered how well they sell and how quickly…
Every year when it is time to put away the Christmas decorations and start the new year, I wonder what I will achieve in the new year. This year I…
"It is not the experience of today that drives men mad. It is the remorse for something that happened yesterday and the dread of what tomorrow may disclose." ~ Robert…