What I learned from the MTV VJ’s
Any trivia buff worth their salt knows the answer to this question: What was the first video ever played on MTV? And if you’re really sharp, you’ll even know the group. (answer at bottom of post). I thought we would take an interesting departure from the...We didn’t start the fire, but maybe we should
Crisis provides clarity. Crisis reveals character. Crisis shows who is going to step up. A can also either destroy a business, or it can burn away the underbrush of a bloated and listless organization, leaving fertile ground for a new organization to emerge. To handle...What works may not be what works
Going through the facilitation training to become certified to train Franklin Covey’s leadership module series plus my time in the workforce has given me the opportunity to observe a lot of management strategies meant to increase efficiencies and provide a...The Future of Work
For a short period of time I employed a millennial. Frustrated the hell out of me! But, I learned something very valuable. At one point I had asked her to sit in on a seminar at a conference and take notes. I was at the same conference but was sitting in on another...Stephen King’s One Thing
It is the hardest appointment to keep. It is the one with yourself. But that is the foundation of “the one thing.” Dr. Stephen Covey in the 7 habits of highly effective people called it habit 3: first things first. Making an appointment with yourself and...What’s your One Thing?
Do you have too much to do and not enough time in the day to get it all done? I’m pretty sure this is universal feeling, well, maybe not universal. We all know that there are people out there who somehow found the 25th hour of the day. They’ve managed to...Don’t Stop Believing
One of the biggest fears many of us have is the fear of making a decision. Of course, we have been taught all of our lives not make the wrong decision so it is natural that this seems to be a universal fear (Jeffers 101). After all, its been conditioned in us since...Would you go to the prom with me?
Blogging about this book on fear has really caused me to focus on why we fear certain things. I think I came to a reasonable conclusion. When we confront a situation and we procrastinate, then the possibility of success remains within reach. Ever asked someone to...TSA reviews emergency notification
TSA says they will study the response to the airport shooting in Los Angeles and how to speed up the notification process. Good deal. So is everyone else in our industry and that’s a good thing. The story is here in USAToday. What I’m seeing in all...
