Listening The number one complaint of employees against management is, “They don’t listen to me.” The number one complaint of teenagers against their parents is, “They don’t listen to me.” We all know that Communication is a two-ended process. There is speaking and (the reception side) listening; There is writing and (the reception side)[…]
Great Leaders Believe One of the most powerful ways leaders motivate and engage others is through positive communication of belief in an employee’s potential. Zig Ziglar was an average salesperson for many years. He was in a company with 3000 other salespeople. He had good discipline and training but he was mediocre… until his sales[…]
It was Albert Schweitzer who said, “Leadership is example.” In my workshops, I like to ask the audience, “How many of you have children at home?” Then I say, “Look at these hands…these are brain-damaged people.” (that always gets a good laugh) Those of you who are parents. Do kids do what’s taught or is[…]
I heard of a poem by sixties, gestalt philosopher, Fritz Perls: I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, And you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by[…]
One of my mentors had a quote on the wall of his office. It was significant because he did not have any other signage or pictures on the wall. The quote was by Henry Ford: “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” He remarked that “this is,[…]
Somebody sent me a funny article the other day… it started with the title: “You know it’s going to be a bad day when.” You know it’s going to be a bad day when… You wake up in the morning, and your waterbed sprung a leak during the night… but you don’t have a waterbed![…]
Last week I quoted Donald Kendall, former chairman and CEO of Pepsi Co, Inc., who was asked, “How do you get to the top of the corporate ladder?” He said: “There’s no place that success comes before work, except in the dictionary. You can’t get to the top of any profession without a lot of[…]
It was Donald Kendall, former chairman and CEO of Pepsi Co, Inc., who was asked, “how do you get to the top of the corporate ladder?” Here’s his answer: “There’s no place that success comes before work, except in the dictionary. You can’t get to the top of any profession without a lot of hard[…]
I’m so excited to be sharing some insights on leadership. As leaders, we must be people of integrity. There is a moral component to leadership. Someone has said integrity is how you act when no one is watching. I was in a Discount Tire Store in the Dallas area and I saw this sign[…]