Casual Fridays

… the originator of ideas is undervalued.
My family has had a business of somekind in my hometown since 1914. That might be where I get my entrepreneurial spirit. While I was growing up, we had a local grocery store named Staiger’s Grocery. Original, isn’t it? I worked there for nearly five […]

This one is just for fun. While shopping at Kohl’s recently, I turned around and my son was gone. I called for him, but he didn’t answer. I stepped out to an aisle and started to walk to another area when I passed a group of mannequins. I stopped, turned and […]

Hope you had a great November. I’m glad to be back on my blog. Something is wrong with previous comments. They disappeared. I’m trying to fix it. Is feexed.

During a recent lunch with a friend, he asked me, “What do you believe Dustin?”
I thought for a moment, then his cell […]

In his popular ‘06 TED talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes an inspiring, and entertaining, argument that we are educating the creativity out of our children.
It’s not hard to see how corporations are on creativity killing sprees as well.
Here are the top 10 signs you’re killing creativity:
1. You Preach ‘Safety First’
If you are always opting for […]

My brother-in-law and I had an interesting incident over Memorial Day weekend. We were having a party for my son’s first birthday. So, we went to Albertson’s to pick up my son’s birthday cake and some propane for my grill.
After we paid for everything, the clerk tells the grocery bagger to help us […]

Over at Businesspundit, Rob points to a research project that claims employee satisfaction efforts do not bear the fruit we anticipate. Read Rob’s take and let me know what you think.
It boils down to whether we hire happy people, or we try to make our employees happy. Is job satisfaction and performance […]

One of my favorite posts (that I’ve written anyways) was Ideas vs. Opinions. I don’t know that it was 100% accurate, but I think the message was right on.
I’d like to expound on this idea some more. So here’s a new comparison chart. I hope you find this helpful.

I think the biggest […]

I know two people who can’t share ideas with each other. They don’t trust one another, so every comment is met with skepticism, which breeds indignation and ultimately… anger.
I know others who have been trained, like one of Pavlov’s dogs, to not speak up when they disagree with an idea. It’s too risky […]

Management Impact
Wednesday, Feb 28th 2007
BMA Tulsa Luncheon (11:30 -1:00)

Jack Hayhow of Opus Communications
Focusing on the four key activities of all great managers, Jack will show how great managers provide employees what they need to increase productivity and profit.
Jack and his book, Wisdom of the Flying Pig, were featured on Brand Autopsy exactly one year ago […]

We’re on the lookout for wolves.
You know… back-stabbers, saboteurs, spies and just plain evil-doers.
We suspect they’re among us. The wolf in sheep’s clothing.
But there’s something much more dangerous in our midst, also masquerading as sheep.
This “silent killer” of companies is much harder to find than the wolf. He wears the disguise well, even […]