Advice on Advice
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? Ever given? What advice do you wish you had ignored? What guidance do you wish you could retract? “Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it seeks into the...
Frontline Finance Fundamentals: How To Talk With Your Team about Money
Do you bore your team with finance slides full of terms they may not understand? Does your frontline team know how your business makes money? Do they understand enough about the basic financials of your business to make the right decisions? If they have...
An Attitude of Ordeal or Adventure?
Today I begin a month-long speaking tour at kickoff events around the country, 5 events this week. As I pack my bag for this 6500 mile trip, I’m feeling excited, optimistic, energized and nervous. “Cock your hat. Angles are attitudes.” ~Frank Sinatra...
A Groundhog Day Blessing or Curse?
My parents have a wonderful Groundhog Day tradition. That’s when they celebrate their love with snuggly stuff and romantic gestures. Somehow, early on, they preempted Valentines Day, and it stuck. Hey, it was the 60s, who needs Hallmark when you have a...
Why Can’t You See The Big Picture?
I was doing my normal juggling of “leader” and “mom” roles. I was feeling pretty good about the “mom” part as I drove to the stadium that night. Sure I was on a conference call the whole way there, but I pulled into the parking lot...
3 Troubling Troubles of “Troublemakers”
The troublemaker. You know the type. He’s the noisy one. He ALWAYS has an opinion. He has no filter. Sometimes he raises his voice. When you see him coming you may find ways to look busy and avoid the conversation. When no one is looking you may even mutter some...
Recycling vs. Reinventing the Wheel
Recycling is an important part of corporate responsibility. Recycle paper. Recycle soda cans. What about recycling ideas? I am sure you’ve heard such phrases in your organization. Perhaps you are fond of saying such words yourself. “Don’t reinvent...
“But Your Life Looks So Perfect on Facebook”
I just got off the phone with an old friend. She had several important concerns weighing on her heart. We talked about them for a while, and then she shared: “You know I was talking to another friend about this and she said, “but your life looks so perfect...
