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How To Take The Headache Out Of Communicating For Couples Working From Home
Well, we didn’t see this coming. I’m a creature of habit. And although I don’t always stick to it, I love my routine. Especially when it comes to my job. I have a great office at home. Lots of windows, pretty view, and a 75-pound Goldendoodle, Charlie, at my feet. My...
How To Keep The Lights On When No One Is There
Well, you need a plan - and fast. There are many businesses with productive teams that have been working remotely, and successfully, for some time. But what if this is a brand-new concept for you and your employees? Obviously, this pandemic will impact the dynamics of...
Is Your Team Acting Like One?
Great things in business are never done by one person; they are done by a team of people.” — @Stevejobs You've heard it before. The team's greatest asset is its people. So how do you define team? As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of...
Does your Job Spark Revenue?
So, when I hear the phrase “spring cleaning”, I cringe. It’s not that I love to co-habitate with dust bunnies, the thought of it just overwhelms me. Does that mean I haven’t cleaned since winter? And yes, "Winter is Coming" (season 8 finally!) Marie Kondo, a...
What Makes A Business Partnership Successful?
"First of all, let's be honest. The number of businesses that fold due to bad partnerships is staggering. In some cases, they are charlatans, in others - inept business people, and others find themselves unable to scale with any growth.” Michael Gerber I love this...
How Human Resource Managers Can Effectively Use Assessments
Hiring for a new manager? Instituting a Leadership Development Program? Assessment can be key to human resources and candidates so they understand leadership styles. But, often Human Resource Managers are stuck as they do not know how to administer an...
Want a less stressful dinner this Thanksgiving?
It’s all fun and games until someone takes a hit to the face. And I’m not talking about the football game. I’m talking about the Thanksgiving dinner. Ah, Thanksgiving – the day where we’re supposed to feel grateful for life’s many blessings. Sounds great in theory,...
Ready For A 4th Quarter Comeback?
We are entering the fourth quarter of 2018, you are the sales manager, the quarterback - there are three months left in the year. Just like in the 4th quarter of the big football game you are in charge of leading your team to victory. When the clock runs out, for...
Are You In The Right Role?
➡️ FACT: You can be successful. ➡️ FICTION: You can be successful at everything you set out to do. We all have natural strengths and talents - those characteristics and tendencies that just come naturally. Your colleague might make the job...
Communication: A conversation with Chip Baker of The Success Chronicles
Chip Baker, The Success Chronicles and I talk about the importance of effective communication in all aspects of our lives. Also - special guest appearance by "Charlie" at the precise time we start on the topic of non-verbal communication...