Everywhere you go today all you hear is how the bad the economy is doing. It’s true that there are many people out of work and business growth is moving at a snail’s pace if not at all. But!, there are many opportunities to be had, we just have to open our eyes. As the [...]

Last Spring I was standing at our kitchen sink washing the breakfast dishes looking out our kitchen window and I noticed this fly. It was just flying in circles, climbing up and down the window screen desperately looking for a way out. It could sense that its freedom was just near, feeling the [...]

Here is something I learned from another ActionCOACH.
Once a company starts losing its bearings and mooring and gets carried away by stormy economic tides it is difficult, if not impossible, to get safely back to shore.
During a recession or a down economy those who were barely afloat sink, those treading water drown, and those without [...]

Someone once told me to be successful you need to do the most productive thing possible at any given moment.
The only problem with that statement is that most people don’t know what their most productive tasks are. I guess you can just create a list of what you need to get done and prioritize [...]

As the owner of your company or manager of your department have you ever looked back and noticed that no one is following?  Have you ever wondered why your employees are not on the same page or do you keep asking yourself why don’t they ever do what you ask?
To be a good leader, you [...]