by Jim Reklis | Jan 9, 2019 | Leadership, Personal Development, Productivity
The landscape of leadership is littered with the mentally burned out, relationally poor, and physically worn down. Being overworked, overcommitted, and running on empty is the norm. “After this next project, things will get better…” is the common refrain offered to...
by Jim Reklis | May 7, 2018 | Leadership, Productivity, Team Building
Everyone wants to be appreciated and valued for the contributions they make. A surprising number of leaders and managers miss opportunities to notice, comment and reward the behaviors that contribute to success. With focused and specific effort, a leader can...
by Jim Reklis | Feb 22, 2018 | Coaching, Productivity
The rate of technology advancement is at hyper speed in the 21st Century. One prediction indicates the 21st century will not see 100 years of progress, but the equivalent of 20,000 years. Buckle Up! We are enjoying this burst of tech progress in so many wonderful...
by Jim Reklis | Jan 8, 2018 | Coaching, Personal Development, Productivity
56272613 – gesture of a hand finger pressing delete on a laptop keyboard Last November, I was frowning at the shrinking storage space on my less than one-year-old MacBook Pro and muttering, “How did all this stuff get here?” My IT specialist, aka, my wife,...
by Jim Reklis | Oct 25, 2017 | Coaching, Leadership, Productivity
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...
by Jim Reklis | Sep 12, 2017 | Coaching, Leadership, Productivity, Team Building
Repeatedly I find myself reading the startling statistic that only 33% of employees are engaged at work. At a recent Talent Development meeting I heard the frustration of this reality expressed in this comment: “I find it difficult and sometimes impossible to be fully...