From me to you (and to me, too): A Little Bit of Praise Goes a Long Way
It’s easy to give advice. I think I find it easy to take advice too. But for me to heed the words that I say to others? Not so easy. So this one is for…
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Face Front! Friday!
Chicago Bears icon Dick Butkus passed away yesterday. When I played backyard football with my friends, I usually played linebacker. I would run around in the middle of the field, just looking for somebody to…
WIT Worth It Thursday v2: Keeping you happy costs less than replacing you
We’re getting toward the end of the week and to help us make it to the weekend, I’d like to share some more reasons why you are worth whatever you are being paid (or think…
AI and AI
Well now I’m just being confusing on purpose. This is about my old pal, Captain Al. That’s Al, as in Alan, not AI as in Artificial Intelligence. But it’s also about that, too. Back in…
End of Summer, Not End of the World
I love summer. The daylight is long, the sleeves are short. Bike rides to the coffee shop, long walks with the dog, baseball games…. And it’s still nice enough outside to do these things. (Oh,…
From me to you (and to me, too): Think of Partners, not Customers (and not Victims)
It’s easy to give advice. I think I find it easy to take advice too. But for me to heed the words that I say to others? Not so easy. So this one is for…
Worth It Thursday v2: You Have Demonstrated Your Commitment to Your Organization
We’re getting toward the end of the week and to help us make it to the weekend, I’d like to share some more reasons why you are worth whatever you are being paid (or think…
I’ve Got Enough
Here’s a story I’d love to share with you, about two of my very favorite authors: Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut. I read Catch-22 in high school and credit Heller with influencing my perspective and…
Over the Wires and Into the Lake!
How do you measure success? Not just your KPI or your OKR* or whatever else appears on your performance dashboard at work. Just you, personally. How do you know when you’ve done something good, something…
From me to you (and to me, too): Nobody Gets Enough Credit
It’s easy to give advice. I think I find it easy to take advice too. But for me to heed the words that I say to others? Not so easy. So this one is for…