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How to Maximize Your Success by Aligning Behaviors with Intentions

You won’t get where you want to go until your behaviors consistently express your intentions. If we could see your behaviors without your explanations, what would we think of you and your life-direction?… Continue reading

20 Low Cost Rewards That Fuel Performance

I know pathetic managers who are so poor at noticing performance that their team simply tolerates them. In some cases these managers are threatened by the success of others. They are de-motivators. Successful… Continue reading

10 Ways to become the Leader People Follow

Yesterday I met with two new leaders in my organization. It was a “get to know you” and a “where are you going” pow-wow. At the end of our exchange I asked, “What… Continue reading

Seven Ways to Find Order in Chaos

Photo by William Warby If duress, stress, and pressure represent the dark side of opportunity, today’s world offers great opportunity. Dr. Justin Menkes said of today’s business environment, “strategies are only contingencies.” How can… Continue reading

Are Your Skills Holding Your Team Down?

Image source: Md. Zabir Hasan Some conversations leave lasting impressions and this one did. He is a rising star in one of the largest companies in the world. His work has caught the attention… Continue reading

Peter Drucker: Stop Focusing on What’s Wrong

You can learn a lot about a person in a short time. That’s how I feel about my conversation with Dr. Justin Menkes, bestselling author and executive assessment expert. Our call was briefly… Continue reading