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What am I supposed to do?

You ask yourself, “What am I supposed to do?” You head up a group. You should know. You’ve read job descriptions about this job. Heck, you may even have a job description on your phone or posted to a wall so you can refer to it often. President....

7 mistakes in a performance improvement plan

Here are 7 time tested, well practiced mistakes for any performance improvement plan. You can also make mistakes in sales plans, marketing plans, strategic plans, growth plans using these time tested methods. 7 mistakes in any performance improvement plan. Be unclear...

Safe, Comfortable and Satisfied — Stuck in a rut

Is comfortable the same as stuck in a rut? What makes you safe, comfortable, and satisfied? Safe job, income No pressures No high expectations from others No schedule to keep No changes No new endeavors Busy (without clear goals and vision) Not that any of these...

4 essentials why you do what you do

Understanding why you want something creates the mass to push through the inevitable obstacles you face in every worthwhile pursuit. A walk through the 4 essentials to find out why you do what you do…Let’s go. Why you do what you do—the 4 essentials...

Are you there?

Time for a meeting — Are you there? East coast time comes early for a Pacific North Westerner. My first meeting was at 8:30 am ET, 5:30 PT. Oh boy. No problem, I woke up at 6 am ET, went for a walk, got breakfast and went to the first meeting only to find breakfast...

One step at a time

As we turned the corner the logging road led out of the green woods into a Tim Burton like desolate forest with all the bark and the needles stripped off the gnarly looking trees. We entered into year-old forest fire area. Forest fires were actively burning not far...