One of my all time favorite songs is "Stand By Me." Whether it's the original version by Ben E. King or Bono and Springsteen or others, the heartfelt plea of the song never fails to get to me.
Here's another one: "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers. Truer words were ...
“Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.”-Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D.
Your Self-Concept, how you see and feel about yourself, impacts everything in your life. It’s is like a thermostat that ...
According to the most recent research from Gallup, our “employee engagement” problem isn’t getting better. What is employee engagement and what does it mean to be engaged at work? Being engaged at work means you have an emotional connection to what you do and to the people you do it ...
How much money would it take to get you to quit your company and move on to another opportunity? Even if you knew what that number is, I bet your company wouldn't pay it. But two of the best companies in the world would and do; Amazon and Zappos. Why? ...
You know the classic defintion of insanity: "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -Albert Einstein
However, I think Einstein missed something important. I think we do something else that is more "insane" than what he pointed out. In a nutshell:
"Know Thyself."
We don't really know the origin of that statement, but most of us would agree with the importance of it.
Most people would say they know who they are. On one level, I'm sure they do. But what about deeper levels? How deep have we actually gone in our ...
When it comes to leadership, the higher you go, the more isolated and insulated you become from your followers. That means you're not likely to even know the one question that's on the mind of every one on your team or in your organization.
What question is that, you ask? ...
A friend and colleague emailed me a few days ago to ask me if I had set my goals for the upcoming New Year. I hadn't yet--and my suggestion for you is to hold off setting any goals for next year for now.
(By the way, if you supervise or ...
One of my favorite authors and speakers is Randy Gage. His post today was about how good we are, not at giving, but at receiving. While others are writing this week about giving, Randy wrote about receiving--and rightfully so.
We are more comfortable with giving than receiving, myself included. And ...
2014 will be here before you know it.
Have you slowed down enough to imagine what you want for the next twelve months? And have you reviewed how the last twelve months have been for you?
Maybe you've had a stellar year, if so, I'm happy for you. It's easier to expect more "success" ...
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