5 Thoughtful Questions….a Different Way to Provide Difficult Feedback

I spend a lot of time connecting with my team and customers at work. In many ways, I've spent most of my career interviewing people. At first, I was literally just screening candidates for jobs, but over time I've found a much more valuable use for those interview skills. In the last 10 years  I've … Continue reading 5 Thoughtful Questions….a Different Way to Provide Difficult Feedback

3 Steps for Taking Back Control of Your Situation

So the whole premise of this website and blog (that I've struggled to pay attention to over the last 30 days) is to focus on being a better manager of life - something I've not done so well as of late. Let me assure you, I attempt to be a student of what I write … Continue reading 3 Steps for Taking Back Control of Your Situation

Sharing Other People’s Ideas

I've been so busy over the last couple days I've not had time to post in my normal cadence. Between the new year, work, planning for vacation next week (yay) and prepping my syllabus for my class this semester I've been stretched a bit thin. I was discussing one of my favorite books, The 7 … Continue reading Sharing Other People’s Ideas

To Fish or To Hunt? An Analogy for Your Goals

I love nothing more at work than to start the day off for my team with a great morning "huddle." Everyone that is scheduled comes together where we take time to recognize, discuss results and new company initiatives, and I always like to throw in a conversation about development at the end. I learned early … Continue reading To Fish or To Hunt? An Analogy for Your Goals