It is the middle of the night, and I am sitting in the middle of the emergency waiting room. But that isn’t where this story begins. Early in my career, I worked at Susquehanna University in event management. One particular busy weekend, my boss and mentor invited me and a few others to hang out […]
Tag: Better Leadership
AVOID THE TOP TEN MISTAKES MANAGERS MAKE
When a manager makes a mistake, it is amplified by their position. More people observe a manager’s behaviors and will notice their errors because of the role they hold. Managers, like all of us, are judged on our performance including our mistakes. If we do not continually meet our stakeholders’ expectations, our results will continue […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Myth of the Alpha Dog
My wife and I have adopted two puppies this year, and as I was researching how to potty train our younger dog, I came across the headline, “The Myth of the Alpha Dog.” The article discussed how our belief that dog packs structures are based on an alpha dog or dominant dog is false. And […]
What Light Do You Cast?
He and I had worked together for a few years when he stopped by my office. He needed an unbiased ear to help with a staff issue. His team had taken on the habit of always criticizing each other. At first, he thought it was a good sign because he believed that they had started […]