Why does Peyton Manning, one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play football, have a coach? Like all professional and college athletes as well as many of the best CEOs and executives in the world, coaching improves his success. A coach’s job is to stretch,...
Instead of New Year’s Resolutions … what to do instead to create powerful results High performers don’t make New Year’s resolutions. Why would they? According to at least one study, 92% of New Year’s resolutions fail. Making a New Year’s...
If Peyton Manning were an entrepreneur (and he is) – nine entrepreneur characteristics that make him great ! If Peyton Manning was an entrepreneur looking for investors, I’d like to be his angel investor, wouldn’t you!? If you’re in a position of leadership in...
Positive vs. negative feedback “If I see one more article or blog post about how you should never be ‘critical’ or ‘negative’ when giving feedback to an employee or colleague (or, for that matter, your children), I think my head will explode.” This was the opening...
Running an effective meeting- turn a time suck into productive time Are your meetings a dreaded time suck or an enjoyable, productive collaboration? When summarizing a meeting, have you ever heard, “What a waste of time!” “That was boring!” or “Please shoot me if I...
Simplify and expedite business effectiveness What’s your rate-limiting step? This isn’t a new bar pickup line to replace, “What’s your sign?” It’s a term I first learned in a graduate-level biochemistry course. Being in psychology,...
