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7 ways to tell you don't do your job well

How do you know if you don’t do your job well? Yes, we know. You are crazy busy. Busy can be good. However, do you know if you do your job effectively? Most people are crazy busy and yet, do not do their job, let alone do their job effectively. To do your job...

Do you measure up? Be certain.

How to measure up when you find yourself in a new role or job. You have a choice to make. Take positive action, sit back and wait for things to work themselves out or try harder. One way or another you will be assessed to see if you measure up. Angela told me during...

Authentic Leadership — It's a dilemma

Authentic leadership is based on being personally authentic. Being authentic means telling the truth about who you are and of course knowing who you are. The argument for authentic leadership goes like this… You have to know yourself well. Know your talents,...

How to create effective leadership

What exactly does effective leadership mean? Soft skills? 5 Levels of leadership? Getting projects organized? Getting a team in place? A book you read, a class you took, a workshop you attended? And a host of other “answers” that don’t put the...

Why you are no good at delegation

Oh crap, I know all about delegation. I delegate all the time. And I’ve read a book on delegation. So, how come these tasks weren’t done!? I walk the floor all the time. I tell them what I want. Why aren’t they stepping up? I travel to all the...

What can I do? It's a dilemma.

What can I do? I ran into a person I know over lunch the other day and struck up a conversation. The conversation happened at one of the food carts near my office. “How are things? I asked truly interested.” “Oh…okay. I’m slammed...