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Tip #859: Humor and Leadership Success

“There is little success where there is little laughter.” Andrew Carnegie Years ago, as I was preparing to go into an interview, a co-worker warned

February 8, 2021

Tip #855: A Helpful Stress Mindset Can Save Your Life

“There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” William Shakespeare I have always thought and taught that stress is debilitating and

January 11, 2021

Tip #795: Eight Common Leadership Mistakes

“Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.” Nikki Giovanni Various studies have found that 44% – 59% of

October 21, 2019

Tip #766: Why We Need WhiteSpace

“Take 5-15 seconds of whitespace before every important meeting, phone call or conversation to focus on the task, situation and people at-hand.” Juliet Funt Juliet

April 20, 2019

Tip #767: Modern Workplace Traps- Part One

“A trap is only a trap if you don’t know about it. If you know about it, it’s a challenge.” China Mieville In Outsmarting the

April 8, 2019

Tip #764: Oh Yeah? Make Me!

“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” Peter Drucker Laura Arellano gave a wonderful workshop at the Training 2019 Conference in

March 18, 2019

Tip #750: What Level Is Your Leader On?

“Leadership is much less about what you DO, and much more about who you ARE.” Frances Hesselbein In his book, The 5 Levels of Leadership:

December 3, 2018

Tip #736: The Pomodoro Technique

“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” Paul J. Meyer This will

August 27, 2018

Tip #731: Peer Learning Groups Develop Managers and Increase Productivity

“If only HP knew what HP knows, we would be three times more productive.” Lew Platt, Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Managers have a great deal

July 23, 2018

Tip #664: Staff Development Options

“It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.” Queen Elizabeth II Staff development is defined as the

April 4, 2017

Tip #641: A Thought-Provoking Leadership Vocabulary

“Ancora Imparo,” Italian for “I am still learning.” Michelangelo William C. Taylor, the cofounder and founding editor of Fast Company, has a new book: Simply

October 3, 2016

Dubai Travelogue – 2015

Dubai, November 17, 2015 I’m sorry that I haven’t written until now. I was exhausted when I left Madison, WI and have been trying to

November 17, 2015

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