HOW TO BECOME A GREAT CONVERSATIONALIST My sons take Latin at school and in a recent conversation, I learned from them that the meaning of the word ‘nice’ in Latin means ‘nothing’. So what? Here’s the point – what do most people do? Use ‘nice’ as a polite/likable way to fill the silence – when […]
Do you know how to stay on a roll? You deal with ALL SURPRISES successfully. You know what a GOOD SURPRISE is? Something that brings out your best. You know what a BAD SURPRISE is? A problem. Dealing with a problem is usually when your attitude changes. You act less than your best. In other […]
Last week I was in a meeting that I felt went really well. At the end, I asked the 15 team members to write down, on a sticky note, ‘what’s on your mind?’ It uncovered several helpful nuggets that will significantly increase the value of our next meeting. Several people were concerned about, and named, […]
I just turned 50 and in my mind I’m as fit as anyone walking around town. When I’m pressed for time and I can only do a short workout, I’ll shoot for 200 burpees, 20 per set, every 2 minutes for 20 minutes. I usually make it to +/- 185 because I simply run out […]
My oldest child is entering her sophomore year in high school and she’s on the golf team. I realize that I don’t have too many opportunities left to spend large chunks of time with her before she ventures-out to create a life of her own. I’ve decided to take some golf lessons to create opportunities […]
When was the last time you had an ‘ice cream headache’? Was it actually eating ice cream or dealing with a team issue? As you move-up in your leadership effectiveness, the ice cream headaches are bigger. The only way to ‘melt’ them away, sometimes completely, is to have conviction about using your heart to collaborate. […]
There is an article in the Wall Street Journal today that shares the fact that major life events such as marriage and career advancement makes us nicer people. I think we act nice – like sharing your lunch with others, up until about age 5 and then competition enters our lives. We stop sharing… Towards […]
