Last week’s post and podcast examined the impact of mean people in our lives. This week, let’s discuss mean bosses. When you face mean people in your family or community […]
Read MoreThere are mean people around us. We don’t have to look hard. In my Long Beach, CA, neighborhood in the ’60’s, an elderly man lived on our street. There were […]
Read More“Hire for attitude, train for skills.” We’ve all heard this recommendation. Some believe it wholeheartedly. I love the “train for skills” piece. That works for me. What doesn’t work is […]
Read MoreWhat’s your team’s story? An effective team story or narrative clarifies the team’s purpose and focus – who they’re serving, to what end, and what promises they must deliver upon […]
Read MoreThe one thing that I keep learning as a human on this planet is that change isn’t easy. It’s not fun – at least not at the start. It’s hard […]
Read MoreWe’re in the fourth quarter of 2015. For many organizations, that means it’s performance review time. Performance reviews are typically once-a-year post-mortem activities. In other words, they focus on the […]
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