Winning in Times of Crisis. As a crisis response manager for a television network, I experienced dozens of crises during my tenure from in-studio floods, earthquakes, gas leaks, stalking of our on-air talent, power outages, winter storms, and even a deer crashing into our studios. Some crises lasted an afternoon, and others lasted months. There […]
Category: Leadership
Most Expensive Lunch Ever
This week someone paid $3,300,100.00 to have lunch with Warren Buffett. Now that is an expensive lunch. It was for a charity auction, in fact, it is the 19th time Warren Buffett has auctioned off lunch. It got me to thinking about what questions I would ask Mr. Buffett. Figuring, this is your typical business […]
There is no law against stupid
There is no law against stupid For the past few weeks, I have been traveling the United States talking to Human Resources Professionals, and Business Leaders about Employment Law. What I learned from listening to the audience is that there are stupid people in the world. Of course, this was no surprise. There is no […]
Mastermind: The Most Effective Tools for Improving Your Business in 2018
Julie and the others settled into their seats at a small conference table waiting for the meeting to begin. Julie is a small business owner and has been coming to these meetings for the past year. She looks around the room at the other business leaders she has come to know over the past year […]
The Conversation
The Conversation: It is time for you to have the conversation. I know it is uncomfortable. Sure, they could read about it on the internet. Sure, you could read about it on the internet. Sure, someone else could do it. You do know it is your responsibility, right? Oh, I do not mean that conversation. […]
Five Steps to Take After Vacation
It is Tuesday after Labor Day, and millions of workers are returning to work. Emails have piled up. Meetings have been scheduled. Reports need to be finished. 2017 Budgets have to be reviewed and approved. It is less than thirty days to the fourth quarter and the year’s end. Stress starts the minute you arrive […]
Be Productive – Go On Vacation
Going on Vacation might seem counterproductive to all the Type A’s in my reading audience; “I can’t be productive if I am on vacation.” Without vacation, you cannot be productive at work for the long term. In one period of my life, I was managing the studio operations for a major television network, and we […]
Lessons from the Big Swim
The rain fell from the silver-grey sky onto the group of us. Standing on the windswept beach, we listened to the words we did not want to hear. The Big Swim was canceled due to the weather conditions. My brother and forty-five other swimmers had spent the better half of the year training to swim […]
Are You Ready to be Coached?
“Are you ready to be coached?” “Yes. Of course, I am. I mean, I think I am. Is it that hard?” Being coached is hard. You need to open yourself to change your behavior to improve your performance. Coaching is the ability to listen to another’s perspective and use that information to make internal adjustments […]
Breaking Free
This morning, like most mornings, I practiced Yoga. Throughout the last ten years or so, I have used Yoga to compliment my other workouts, such as cycling, running, swimming and weightlifting. It provides me with thirty minutes of uninterrupted focus on my body while at the same time preparing my mind for the day. The […]