One of our clients is currently facing cultural Groundhog Day; they find themselves living the same story day-after-day. Despite their good intentions to create change, the culture is one that has had a long time to develop, and...
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Wow, what a year! 2014 seemed to fly by, and with 2015 just around the corner now is the best time to slow down, reflect on the past year, and position yourself and your organization for the year ahead. In order to really...
Want to connect with someone – really connect? The terrific thinker and writer, Dan Pink, has said that, “If a picture is worth a thousand words; a metaphor is worth a thousand pictures.” I’d say the same is at least as true of...
50, 60, 65+ hour weeks, are no joke—especially if you’re on the far end of that spectrum. Burning the candle on both ends comes to mind, and speaking of ‘burning,’ long hours, little sleep, and excessive work only fuels the...
Don’t be a ‘life sucker’! You can hear it when that person walks into the room – that sound of energy, enthusiasm, motivation and inspiration being sucked right out of the atmosphere. You know the sound, and I’m pretty sure you...
Gratitude or Obligation - What’s the REAL difference? I hate to start this post off on a negative tone, but bear with me… As a society, people seem to be so focused on what is missing, what we don’t have, and what is wrong – yet...
Why I love “participation trophies” – and how you can use them to promote meaningful change For more than 12 years, I had the privilege to coach 26 soccer teams – among other youth sports coaching endeavors – and to serve on the...
It’s not about the nail...or the money... During breakfast the other day, a former colleague was bringing me up to date on how he was progressing in his current role. I should offer that when we worked together, we spent a good...
Managers and Leaders: Step Up to the Opportunity of the Performance Conversation: We’ve commented recently in our eQ Blogs about the performance review and how – as individuals – we can prepare and better ‘manage up’ to make the...
