5 Bosses You’ll Meet in Heaven: #3 – Generous Greg

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The initial elation I felt after arriving at my first duty station serving under Captain Roder was quickly diminished after working with my first direct boss, the dental department head.  His name was LCDR Gary Backer.  This guy was a piece of work.  From escorting me...

Nostalgia and the New Normal

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It’s official.  After 4 months of no travel, 1 conference cancelled and 3 others converted to virtual, numerous workshops cancelled, BUT 3 amazing customers of ours choosing to do their Driving Results programs virtually, I’m resigned to the reality that I’m no longer...

COCC

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Here are copies of the workbooks: How to Build Innovation on Your Team – Workbook Managing Offsite Employees Workbook

3 Ways to Build Your “Gut”

Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Management Development, Marketing, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development, Uncategorized

When you make decisions, what is your process? Some people I know weigh all the pros and cons. Others do as much research as they possibly can. A few seek the advice of others. And some just use their “gut” reaction. While the first three are common and wise, the use...

How to Solve Difficult Problems

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All of us have been confronted with difficult problems.  While the nature and scope of each person’s problem might differ, the pattern and solutions are often similar. Problems begin when a result does not match up with expectation.  If that happens, our first...

Why We Don’t Need More Leaders

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  The infographic above stirred some controversy when I posted it earlier this week on LinkedIn (ironically, most of the haters hail from the UK, not sure what that means). I created it because I was sick of seeing posts touting the greatness of leadership and...