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When did it become OK to drop the f-bomb in business meetings?When did it become OK to not ...

This final installment addresses the question of how to turn annual intentions (Parts V-VI) into actions. We all ...

In the last publication, we started looking at the annual commitment to Think Time and focused on looking ...

In this fifth installment of Think Time, we’ll focus on the annual time set aside to think, reflect, ...

In this fourth installment of Think Time, we want to look at building it into your daily routine. ...

In the last installment, we explored getting an hour or two a week to “go to your Starbucks ...

THINK TIME (Part 2) In our last post, we discussed the WHY of dedicated think time. In this ...

I don’t even have to ask the rhetorical question, “Do you get enough think time?” We both know ...

Look, I get it. As if the pandemic wasn’t enough, business must (MUST!) constantly pivot and change if ...

As I survey the emotional landscape and the damages of a year of COVID-19 fears coupled with a ...

THRIVING IN CHAOS Quite a number of years ago, management guru, Tom Peters, wrote a book entitled Thriving ...

I keep hearing people talk about getting back to “business as usual.” I’d like to make a plea ...

It’s hard to come up with a “non-trite” way of saying this so, I’ll just say it. To ...

Hint: this cannot be overdone! In every period of time, human beings love celebration and recognition. In a ...

Maslow’s Hierarch of Needs Abraham Maslow, famous psychologist, made it very clear in the Hierarchy of Needs, that ...

According to Sirota research, one of the three most impactful dimensions of employee engagement is a “sense of ...

There are three questions that followers ask of their leaders...constantly and now more than ever. Does this person ...

Who wants people who just show up because of a paycheck? Even if they are only walking to ...

Native Totem Pole Culture doesn’t grow on its own. It has to be nurtured. Strengthened. Reinforced. Constantly. How ...

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Management Guru, Peter Drucker, once said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” He’s right, of course. Culture, not brilliant ...

Leadership is always about the heart and in all circumstances. The COVID19 pandemic is no exception. Nor will ...

The Pandemic of 2020 has presented leaders with one of the greatest challenges in history: how do you ...

There’s an old rock and roll song from my childhood that contains the line: So tired Tired of ...

Being able to feel with people and communicate that concern is one of the greatest gifts one human ...

Simon Sinek has developed thought around a company's purpose; he calls it the “why?” It’s not a new ...

During this COVID-19 economy, millions have lost their jobs and, while I’m grateful to see the strength of ...

I have to admit, I hate the term “new normal.” The reason I hate it is that it ...

In these politically charged times, with all the hype and exaggeration in the media, it’s helpful to back ...

Gossip is one of the oldest and most destructive of vices and it continues to devastate today. What ...

Pivoting in Basketball One term used liberally in business (and especially during the COVID pandemic) is “pivoting.” It ...

Coming through COVID-19, every time we think of crisis we think of something of the magnitude of a ...

People are frightened; they are confused; and they need help. Compassion means that we feel their pain and we move ...

Everything that is great about EmployBridge was built and strengthened by us. It wasn’t done for us or ...

Can you believe it? Monday was Star Wars Day. Yesterday was Cinco de Mayo. And today? Well, the ...