by dustin | Feb 3, 2017 | Business Management, Human Resources, leadership, managing people, Professional Development, Success
While some folks have fulfilling jobs, many find their work to be torturous. You don’t have to look hard to find examples portraying jobs as boring and/or painful to endure. Here is a short list of movies or TV shows. Office Space Horrible Bosses The Devil Wears...
by dustin | Dec 10, 2014 | Branding, Business Management, Communication, leadership
In the spirit of Christmas, here’s a fun way to make sure your business is engaging for you, for employees and for customers. Pay a visit to the ghosts of business past, present and future. The Ghost of Business Past Have you captured your origin story? Do you...
by dustin | Nov 7, 2014 | Business Management, Goal Setting, leadership, managing people, Success, Teamwork
Last quarter, your team didn’t reach their goals. You chalked it up to market circumstances or a seasonal anomaly. Halfway through another quarter and things aren’t looking any more optimistic. It’s obvious this is a trend and something has to change. Before you...
by dustin | Oct 20, 2014 | Business Management, leadership, managing people, Personal Development, Professional Development, Teamwork
In your organization, you have a choice. You can envision something bigger than yourself that others can rally together around. Or you can cut things down to size and try to divide, because you’re afraid of hoping for something bigger. When you have a mindset to...
by dustin | Jun 11, 2014 | Business Management, leadership, managing people
Indulge me with a short thought experiment. Imagine you’ve hired a professional photographer to get a well-crafted portrait of yourself. You arrive at the address he provided, which appears to be his house. You walk up to the front and ring the doorbell. He...
by dustin | Jun 6, 2014 | Business Management, Human Resources, managing people, Professional Development
Putting a bear on a unicycle doesn’t do anyone any good. It humiliates the bear and wears out the unicycle. I’m all for servant leadership, but be careful about putting your most capable people on the most menial tasks.
