Have you ever wondered if you could recover from a significant mistake you’ve made? You know, the time you had that sinking feeling in your stomach when you realized you goofed and then wondered if things would ever be the same. As you journey through life, you are going to make mistakes. It may be […]
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I was recently interviewed by ITWorldCanada.com (the article isn’t out yet) about how to maintain employee morale during times of economic uncertainty. Keep in mind that I’m an OD practitioner, and not a lawyer. Keeping morale up is difficult when all we hear is bad news everyday. This is probably the worst economic crisis since
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I’m sitting here in Starbucks, watching the rain pour down while trying to get some work done. My mind wanders. So much to think about. So much uncertainly. Yet so many blessings. This will be a short post. I want to point you to the blog of someone I’ve never met before, Randy Gage. I
Groupthink: According to Wikipedia, Groupthink can be defined as “a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.” The term was coined in 1952 by William Whyte in Fortune magazine. After
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This is a video that I created to help those who are going through tough times financially. Please forward to anyone you know who may be going through some tough times. As this is my first attempt at this, please email me with any comments you might have. I already know the lighting could be
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Ok – you lost your job. Now what? As I was listening to NPR the other day I heard a story that impacted me in a way that really surprised me. I was listening to a woman who had attempted suicide, because she didn’t know what to do after losing her job. She was a
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In my last posting, I posed the question “why do you want to Lead With Honor?” To continue this series, I’d like to persuade you that we MUST Lead With Honor if we want to maintain our quality of life. This sounds like a pretty drastic statement, but to move the world in a positive
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Follow this link to download a free worksheet from my Seminar on Living a Life of Excellence. I ended my last post with this question – Are you leading with honor? More importantly, how do you know? To answer this question requires us to define both leading and honor. I don’t want to approach this
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Are you Leading With Honor? While on Twitter yesterday, someone posted a reply to me that said leadership is “influence with integrity.” I like that definition a lot. Influence alone is dangerous, and while integrity without influence may get you the Good Samaritan award, it won’t result in anything useful getting done. The problem with
Hello fellow leaders… Part IV in the Series Leaders Take Control of Your Financial Future. First of all…. I am not a financial guru. I am going to give advice that seems to have worked out for me, based on what I think is just good old common sense. Sadly, the old adage says that
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