Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and it irritates the pig. I’m sure you’ve read somewhere or other some variation of today’s “slogan.” Well, it’s true. If you’re stuck with pigs, don’t waste your time on strategies that don’t work. Last week I talked about difficult, dysfunctional team members. I outlined the attitudes you …
How Perception Shapes Reality – And How To Change Yours
It is easy to see through people who make spectacles of themselves. Let’s face it. No one sees things as they “really” are. Four people can witness the same car accident and report very different things. People’s perceptions vary. One of the reasons for the varying perceptions is the fact that people have different attitudes. Attitudes act like filters allowing …
Cultivating an "Attitude of Gratitude"
Teamwork makes the dream work. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick and tired of all the bad news about the economy. Up one day and down the next. In story after story, it’s mostly gloom and doom in the media. Well I’m here to tell you that it just isn’t so. I speak in dozens of organizations …
Three Tips For Better, More Productive Meetings
A meeting is no substitute for progress. Meetings occupy a great deal of your time. But not every meeting is worth your time. Some meetings “hum” while others just “plug along.” What sound do your meetings make? Do they sound like a symphony? People come together, and with great skill they produce wonderful results. Or do they sound like a …