Aug 14, 2014 | Leadership, Mindset, Workplace Culture
If you’ve been a cubicle-dweller any length of time, chances are you’ve experienced an office culture that stinks: Unhappy workers, cheerless managers, and a generally dismal vibe. And what is toxic for the office is toxic for you if you work in the environment. Kevin...
Jul 10, 2014 | Innovation, Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Workplace Culture
The other day I was working on a project when my keyboard stopped working. I was not impressed and after several attempts at getting it to respond by asking it nicely what the problem was, I gave in and did a restart. Thankfully I still had some control over the...
Jun 19, 2014 | Communication, Leadership, Workplace Culture
We have all had those times when we have stepped in the cow pie of life. What we think we are saying is not what is being received. Coca-Cola learned this one the hard way. Coca-Cola wanted to be known as a “family” beverage. And the Coca-Cola Headquarters is in...
Jun 5, 2014 | Innovation, Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Personal Development, Self Leadership, Workplace Culture
Good leaders must lead by example. Through their actions, which are aligned with what they say, they become a person others want to follow. When leaders say one thing but do another, they erode trust, a critical element of productive leadership. Here are just 10 of...
Apr 10, 2014 | Leadership, Personal Development, Self Leadership, Workplace Culture
There was a video trending on YouTube of a little 2 year old boy with sprinkles on his face and his mother asks him if he has gotten into the sprinkles and he denies it. She continues to ask him if he is sure he hasn’t eaten any sprinkles and he says no. She...
Apr 3, 2014 | Leadership, Motivation, Personal Development, Workplace Culture
I was doing a presentation this week at my Toastmasters club when the remote for my PowerPoint starting giving me attitude. I would push the button to move to the next slide and it would ignore me. So I pushed the button again, harder this time thinking that I was...
