Responsibility The First Step

This is a great post by John Maxwell on driving home the point that you must own what you can change and don’t worry about what you cannot. “Who is responsible for what happens in your life? Do you believe you should take personal responsibility? Or do you feel as Read more…

6 Keys To Networking

The old mindset was your success depends upon how many people you know.  Today the most important thing is how many people are you helping. The focus has shifted to some degree because of the culture created through the use of social media.  The motivating factor behind most people is Read more…

4 Reasons To Light The Change Fuse

  Lighting the fuse is an appropriate analogy for any leader who is about to initiate a significant change process. If you make a mistake during this critical process the whole situation can figuratively blow up in your face leaving your people and your organization in worse condition than before Read more…

Millennials Want More Than Profits

Everyone understands how important it is to make a profit if you want your organization to stay in business for the long run.  Incurring debt may be a short term solution but will only buy you some time and may even push your expenses beyond your revenue’s ability to keep Read more…

6 Ways To Make Emotional Deposits

We are all familiar with the metaphor of making emotional deposits and taking withdrawals from another person both personally and professionally.  When you end up taking more than you give to another person you end up with a negative balance and believe me there are serious fees and late charges Read more…

5 Keys To Crisis Management

Every individual and organization at some point in time will face a crisis and the way they respond will determine if the situation potentially becomes fatal or they experience a complete and total recovery.  I have learned a lot from personal experience on this subject over the years and probably Read more…

Marriage Must Have Love & Respect

There have been a lot of great marriage books written over the last twenty years.  The Marriage Builder by Larry Crabb is probably the best based on how our individual needs for security and significance impact our relationship with our spouse. Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs is extremely Read more…

How To Lead The Interview Process

When it is all said and done all potential employees will be evaluated under the two broad categories of character and competency.  The more important of the two is character because you can help most people through training to improve their skill set but you may never be able to Read more…