Delivering tough messages is part of the job description as a leader. How do you deliver a tough message? A few years ago I witnessed a senior manager ask a direct report to have an engineer work from a remote location for the day. The manager […]
Why don’t we gather more empirical data to make better decisions?
How many times have you been involved in a meeting where major decisions need to be addressed but the team members did not come prepared to propose a solution? We often waste time in […]
Familiar wisdom is often ignored. My son plays Pop Warner football and he is a running back. I recall being at a game where I noticed that he was not using his straight-arm to avoid being tackled. His actions resulted in not performing at his full […]
Do you have a job, career or calling? A job pays the bills. Having a career means you will spend a significant amount of time of your life working in an area the will present opportunities for growth. But a calling is much deeper. A calling […]
Whatever challenges we have today can be conquered with positive patterns of thinking. If we observe the best athletes, skilled workers, and planners we recognize that they possess certain thought processes when dealing with a challenge. Regardless if they are attempting to make a foul shot […]
When a gardener prunes a tree they cut out what is undesirable such as a dead branch or unwanted growth. At times we need to cut things out of our lives to encourage new growth. I use to hang out with this kid named Ronnie. We […]
We have the power of choice and we can choose how we see the world. What are we doing with the knowledge that we already have? The Matrix is one of my favorite movies. It shows that we live in two distinct worlds.
Trying to be perfect is a huge challenge; however, we can be consistent. Early in my career as a network engineer, I spent a lot of time wiring cabinets that housed network equipment. While working at the GE Military Systems Division, I had the opportunity to […]
Leading millennials takes patience and may be a big challenge without the proper insight, systems and time. Millennials are also known as Generation Y. This group was born approximately between 1982-1999 so their ages today range from approximately 14-31. I’m in contact with […]
We don’t often realize that we are in the midst of fighting the battle before the battle really begins. I’m sitting at my desk with a number of documents opened on my laptop. I start to skim through the collection of documents that I need to […]
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