Meetings always take time. The question is, “Are you doing time, killing time, or using time?” If you’re like most people, you’ve gone to an awful lot of meetings. Unfortunately, a lot of those meetings were a waste of time. You spent hours and hours in meetings but those meetings did little, if anything, to help you, your team, organization, …
Employee Motivation Thrives On Recognition
Good managers remember to recognize employees. Great managers do it every day. When comedian George Burns received an honorary degree from the University of Hartford at age 92, he said: “I can’t wait to run home and tell my mother about this. She always wanted me to be a doctor.” It’s a funny story, but Burns makes a serious point. …
Over-Celebrate and Under-Criticize
Demanding perfection is demoralizing. Rewarding progress is invigorating. Did you ever wonder how the trainers at Sea World get Shamu, a 19,000 pound whale, to jump 22 feet out of the water and perform tricks? I just happen to know. One of my clients is Busch Theme Parks, and a while ago they took me back stage for a special …
A Person With the Right Attitude Welcomes Problems
The only true disability in life is a bad attitude. Take a look at the recent Olympics. Take a look at all the Olympics that have ever been held. You may notice one outstanding characteristic of the winners. Very few of them were “natural-born” athletes. But almost all of them had a totally awesome attitude. In fact, many of the …