Discovering The Art of Work
(Cafe Latte by David Chapman, 2017 Best Barista of Durham. Photo by Jim Reklis) My friend John and I have been taking a tour of local independently owned coffee shops. Our most recent journey took us to Bean Traders in South Durham. We watched our heavily tattooed...
Four Ways to Develop Your Productivity
Stressed and overworked leaders are scattered throughout the landscape of our current marketplace. The overabundance of emails, phone calls, meetings, reports, and projects create frazzled and overwhelmed employees. Many end the day at work in a near comatose state...
Vacation Like A Pro
There are clear signs that summer is arriving in North Carolina. The 90-degree weather is an obvious sign. Others include: tens of thousands of college graduates with families in every restaurant, vibrant green landscapes, and the Friday afternoon traffic delays due...
More Coach, Less Boss
A recent article discussed Millennials’ desire for leaders who offer more coaching, mentoring and personal development versus a boss who tells them what to do. Of course as a coach and mentor, I love this, but it also makes great business sense....
Micromanaging: Lid to Growth
Observing leadership in organizations for many years has revealed a very common outcry by employees, “ My boss is a micromanager.” And yet, there are few leaders who would admit to being one. Both experiences are valid because this issue is based on perspective,...
Affirmation: The Motivation Multiplier
We can only be as effective as the feedback we receive from others, especially our leaders/managers. Of course, we give ourselves constant feedback usually in the negative form. Everyone struggles with doubt, uncertainty, and fear when it comes to our perception of...
How Do You Measure Success?
How you measure success speaks volumes about your character and is a major indicator of how you will treat others. If your motto is, “the one with the most possessions wins,” then you will spend your life working to accumulate things at the expense of people. Gaining...
Are You Purpose Driven
Details, details, more details. Seems life has added, even multiplied, details for us to keep up with. Our high cost tech equipment serves us to keep in touch with all of the details. We now have 3 or more devices in our hands, on our wrists, on our desks or laps to...