Greetings Leaders, I was reading a discussion in one of the LinkedIn Groups that I belong to, and a question posed by John Moore, “Does Loyalty Exist in Business? Should It?”, piqued my interest. My thoughts are that it depends on how you define loyalty as it can have several implications: There is the negative […]
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Greetings Leaders! You read right. Despite furloughs, layoffs and pay cuts, we should celebrate labor day. Why? Because we can. Labor day was instituted to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of the American Worker. You can read about its history here. I know this year has been tough for a lot of people. It’s been
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Greetings Leaders! In these tough economic times, how do you keep your employees motivated and inspired? My advice would be don’t try gimmicks, but find ways to celebrate real accomplishments, instill hope based on a look to the future and ensure everyone knows that what they are doing is making a difference. Gimmicks are easily
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Greetings Leaders! The video says it all. Although my children are out of high school, this video reminded me what being a father, or a mother for that matter, is all about. All the best,All the time,JT
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Greetings Leaders! I’ve been helping quite a few people review their resumes lately. In this tough economy, some of you may be tempted to change your resume to get noticed. There are a lot of good techniques for doing this, but I want to caution you on getting too creative. When looking for employment, you
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Greetings Leaders! During the project management class I taught last night, I discussed the project management triangle. The basic concept being that if you change any one of the sides, that you must change at least one of the other. For example, if you increase your scope of the project, you must increase the time
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Greetings Leaders! As a seasoned Project Manager, here are the Top Ten Things that I do that makes me successful. Take time to assess the big picture. Why this project? Is now the right time? Understand the organization’s culture and tailor what you do to be most effective in it. Assess stakeholder expectations/fears AND manage
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Greetings Leaders! Before revealing the most important leadership attribute, we need to define leadership. There are obviously a lot of definitions out there, but let’s define it this way: Leadership is the ability to lead others in making the world a better place to live for all. It shows no favoritism towards race, gender, age,
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Greetings Leaders! Wow – a LOT of people have been reading my blog on overcoming defeat. With that in mind, I just want to offer a short note of encouragement to anyone out there who needs it. Growing up in Hawaii, we used to say “Hele (Hell-ay) On” when things got tough. Hele-On basically means
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Image by jnsabino via Flickr Greetings Leaders! I wrote an earlier blog on Boeing’s Dreamliner and said they were due for more bad news. I hate to say it, but guess what… more bad news. And, there will be more to come. Today the Wall Street Journal announced that Boeing stopped production on the Dreamliner’s
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