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Are You Paying Your Employees to Quit?
A Tier 1 supplier to Subaru began offering their 700 employees an attendance bonus. A Leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agrochemical...
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Feb 15, 20234 min read


Elder Care, Manufacturing & the NBA.
I have been serving the manufacturing industry for nearly 18 years and since 2019 I have been working with the OLDER ADULT CARE INDUSTRY...
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Feb 2, 20232 min read


Leading People is a Messy Adventure.
You have a lot to do! You have your list of Must Do, Should Do, and Could Do's. This helps you stay within the boundaries of your...
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Jan 17, 20232 min read


2023 The Year of the Executioner
Forbes Magazine suggests that of 500 CEO'S 82% of them feel their organization is effective at Strategic planning. But Harvard Business...
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Jan 9, 20232 min read


Merge Left and Yield Right; Make Your Workplace Travel Smoothly.
I was sitting in the right lane of a two-lane road waiting for the light to turn green. I knew the lane I was sitting in was a merge left...
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Dec 22, 20223 min read


Rocks, Dirt, and Fertile Soil
Leadership is about What Must Be. It's about transformation, change, and growth. A leader must be deeply trusted before they can take...
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Nov 23, 20222 min read


Selfish Leader?
Why do you do what you do? For the money? For the power, the prestige, the position or the glory? Why do we do what we do? Mark Twain...
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Nov 16, 20222 min read


The Power of Vision
A challenge means it's not going to be easy. If a challenge seems too daunting many people feel haunted and they run away scared of the...
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Nov 7, 20223 min read


There Is No Such Thing As Duplicating Effort.
For nearly 23 years I was the President of a faith-based non profit and was a board member for another faith-based entity. These two...
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Nov 1, 20223 min read


How High is Your Trust Tax?
In some ways you can trust everyone. True or not true? I trust that whoever shops at the same store(s) I do will get the same prices I...
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Oct 3, 20223 min read


We are Learning at the Wrong Time
People learn best when they must learn. Applying what's learned to real-world situations strengthens one's focus and determination to...
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Sep 27, 20222 min read


Leaders Must Define Success
The 12-year-old who dreams of being a state wrestling champion has defined success for himself. The entry-level worker sees success in...
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Sep 23, 20223 min read


Revenue Matters, But Value Masters
Revenue matters but value masters. Work that serves human needs creates value. People will follow value generators. Are you a generator?...
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Sep 19, 20222 min read


Bellwether Tests in Life and Work
In the court room a bellwether trial is to give both the plaintiffs and defendants a dose of reality. In life we will be confronted with...
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Sep 16, 20223 min read


Leaders Need "LandMind" Sweepers.
We need “LandMind Sweepers” to go out ahead of us and those "Sweepers" are the people we are leading. The boots on the ground so to...
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Sep 13, 20222 min read


No Purpose - Know Mediocrity | Know Purpose - No Mediocrity
Employers need to do at least these two things, ask your employees what success looks like for them personally and secondly, tell them...
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Sep 8, 20222 min read


Stop Fixing Things!
Instead of fixing something that seems to be broken try improving things. I will talk about two things you can do starting today to...
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Sep 6, 20222 min read


Destination A to B & 5 Hardball Questions You Need to Ask?
This morning I was boarding a plane for a flight from Cleveland to Phoenix. As I boarded I began to think about the length of the flight....
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Aug 31, 20222 min read


No Engagement Strategy is Like Watching the National Debt Clock Ticking Higher and Higher.
Click this link to see the National Debt Clock tick: https://usdebtclock.org/. In southern Indiana, a well-known fabrication company was...
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Aug 29, 20222 min read


At the Crossroads
Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths. Where is the good way? Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your...
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Aug 25, 20222 min read
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