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Jun 8, 2022

When ‘In Over Your Head’ Is a Good Thing

Feeling In Over Your Head? It can be an overwhelming, unsettling, literally “I can’t breathe” feeling. But for anyone really wanting to grow and succeed, being in over your head can actually be a good thing. Here’s a quick story to illustrate the point. Taking the Plunge During a canoeing adventure on Missouri’s scenic Current […]

May 4, 2022

How to Manage Your Manager

Too often good employees and good leaders have good intentions, yet they find themselves at a disconnect. So what can you do when you find you need to manage your manager? One of our viewers shared this scenario and asked this question… “I’m a very goal-driven person, and I have things I want to accomplish in my […]

Jan 20, 2022

Vision: Do You Know Where You’re Goin’ To?

Forgive the incorrect grammar, but superstar singer, Diana Ross made famous the following lyrics: Do you know where you’re goin’ to?Do you like the things that life is showin’ you?Where are you goin’ to?Do you know? You see, being crystal clear about your destination is absolutely critical for long-term success in any venture. If we […]

Nov 17, 2021

How to Be Heard: Is It Passion or Rationale?

A few years back, a young woman heard me share the “earning the right to be heard” process in a communication skills course. Later she told me how she used the approach to successfully pitch an idea to her senior management team. Her idea? Eliminate her current — but unnecessary — management position, and create […]

Jun 1, 2021

Success Lessons from Moving Day

Moving Day — whew!! Last Wednesday, Susan and I helped our daughter and son-in-law unload the last U-Haul truck marking their big move from one end of the Bluegrass state to the other. Afterward as we drove home, we discussed some important lessons from a physical move which directly apply to a person’s personal and […]

May 28, 2021

Stay Grounded In The Grind

I don’t believe anybody’s true purpose in life is to serve themselves. Instead, I think our purpose is rooted in serving others. We begin a life well-lived, full of meaning, contentment, and no regrets when we use our gifts and calling to achieve success through serving others. But if we’re not careful, we’ll get wrapped […]

May 18, 2021

Grow or Swell… Are You Creating Positive Leadership Goodwill?

Negative or Positive Leadership? Picture it. Eighty-five top managers from a well-known national organization jammed into a meeting room for a one-day leadership retreat. I wanted to get the group involved quickly, so I began with a simple exercise “Think of the best leader you’ve ever known…” I asked them. “…then write down the characteristics […]

May 11, 2021

Frisk It Before Your Risk It

Have you ever watched Law & Order, COPS, NCIS, Chicago PD, Criminal Minds, or any other crime drama? The love of crime shows runs so deep in our culture today. As millions of us have watched our favorite on-screen detectives, correctional officers, or police officers frisk someone, we’ve seen them tell the person in question […]

Apr 21, 2021

An Unusual Success Strategy

Here’s an unusual success strategy you should consider when balancing the risks of failure against the possibility of taking action.

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