Be Careful – When you Focus, You Filter
Have you ever watched a newborn baby take in his world? His wide eyes are looking at everything, but are not focused on anything yet. What he sees must be
Category: Tips (articles)
Six Ways to Deal with Distractions
Distractions happen! Do you welcome anything that breaks the routine? Or do you hate getting interrupted when you’re on a roll? It usually depends on what you’re doing and how
Optimize Your Workforce Talent
People – they are your most expensive and powerful business assets. Optimize your workforce talent and you create skilled leaders, dream teams, and productive and loyal employees. That will launch
Don’t Eliminate Conflict
Great efforts are made to reduce or eliminate conflict. Maybe it would be helpful to change our perspective. Don’t eliminate conflict. Learn to see its benefits. Try conflict appreciation for
Don’t Follow the Golden Rule!
Here’s a lesson I learned early on – don’t follow the golden rule! As a young manager, I wanted to reward my employees because they reached a lofty sales goal.
Show Interest and You’ll Get Interest
Here is the key to getting more out of the people around you. Take an interest. Be interested. Show interest and you’ll get interest. My clients who are business managers
Customers Are NOT Always Right
I managed a group of tourist attractions and we strived for excellent customer service. So I told my employees that “the customer is always right.” Sounded like good management at
How Not to be a Sleazy Salesperson
Eeeewwww! There is such a negative stigma about “salespeople.” Why? Because they are often seen as gushing, insincere, and shallow. They care about you until you turn down their deal
How to Get Your Confidence On
It is one of those traits that empowers you when you have it and undermines you when you don’t. You perform better when you feel self-confident, and your team performs
