Key Skills To Improve Team Collaboration

What is collaborative teaming in an organization? When we look at this concept, a good analogy is to think of the word “team” like playing on a soccer team, for instance. Continual communication is critical to the team’s success, requiring frequent…

The Science Of Motivation

“Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.”

– Michael Schumacher

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly business owners will accept new technologies to help their businesses but will…

I Hate My Grandma’s Cherry Pie

You may think this is going to be the cruelest article you could ever find. What kind of person says anything like this — especially in a public forum? Well, this has been a long time coming. This is something I should have said over 20 years ago. In fact, I am wishing I…

The Best Guide To Building Customer Relationships

Building strong customer relationships is how businesses are able to achieve solid customer retention and word-of-mouth advertising. Customers today want to be able to interact with trustworthy businesses that are able to relate to them and…

Real-Life Superhero Leaders: Elon Musk

Ok, I’ll admit one of my secret little pleasures — I love watching superhero movies and this recent batch of big-screen movies, including Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, etc. has been a superhero junky’s season. There’s something thrilling about the hero or heroine…

The Joy Of Sailing — And The Lessons Learned (Part 2)

“I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.”

What Type Of Entrepreneur Are You?

At the opening of Hamlet, Shakespeare coined the powerful phrase: “To be or not to be, that is the question.” Well if you are thinking about going into business and asking yourself “Should I go into business or should I not go into business?” Or “Am I an entrepreneur…

Doubt Kills More Dreams Than Failure Ever Will

When I look at this picture, I see a little boy with big dreams. But when he looks out over the city in the moonlight, I think that he is overwhelmed by the vastness of the city. The moon is large and full and seems to be almost overpowering.

How Can We Predict Who Is About To Quit?

“I was totally surprised when one of our top people quit. I thought he was satisfied with his job. I don’t want to get sandbagged again. What are some early warning signs of someone leaving?”

What Millennials Are Teaching Me About Leadership

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“Good habits formed at youth make all the…

Are Our Beliefs Stunting Our Businesses?

“For my whole life, I was led to believe that we were the richest country on earth. Now, I see that we are the poorest. It’s like my whole life has been wasted.”

Stop Working So Hard: Signs That You Need A Vacation

We’ve all seen those social media posts with people posting their toes in the sand, holding onto a cocktail with an umbrella in it. We hate these people and yet why, oh why, are we not just doing the same? Far too many people worry about…

What Does It Take To Live To 100 & Beyond?

The Italian island of Sardinia has more than six times as many centenarians as the mainland and ten times as many as North America. Why? According to psychologist Susan Pinker, it’s not a sunny disposition or a low-fat, gluten-free diet that keeps the…

Abandoned

It was a cold and rainy night. A nor’easter was coming up the east coast bringing rain, sleet and maybe snow. The back alleyway was dark and trash littered the pavement by the back doors and dumpsters.

He had been on the run for at least three weeks now. He was wet, hungry and scared…

The Missing Link To Health — How To Allow & Receive It

Let us talk about why receiving is an important part of giving. Allowing is a missing link to the concept of serving. We are serving creation by opening for receiving. We are serving ourselves by allowing the divine to flow through us…