Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Leadership / Motivation”
According to a well-known Gallup poll of more than 1 million employed U.S. workers, a bad boss is the #1 reason people quit their jobs. It’s a huge retention issue. As Gallup said, “People leave managers, not companies … In the end, turnover is mostly a manager issue.” It’s also a bottom-line issue. A poorly-led workforce is 50% less productive …
A short time ago, Barb Gurney got her shoes shined on the F concourse of the Minneapolis airport. She was so blown away by the experience that she said she had to tell me about it. Barb said, “I got my shoes shined before I boarded, but I also got an education. The shoe-shine man told me, ‘It’s not what you …
Serving as a volunteer with the Los Angeles Dream Center and for the thousands of homeless people they serve on the streets of Los Angeles, I learned a mind-blowing truth. Everybody needs encouragement….from the CEO, to the hourly employee, to that difficult in-law, to the down-and-outers. Everybody! In fact, Tommy Barnett, the co-founder of the Dream Center, even goes so …
I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you. The bad news is stress is everywhere. Burnout is on the rise. And work-life balance has become more of a dream than a reality for most people. The good news is you have a great deal more control over those things than you might think. It’s kind of like …
