Within the last week, many of us in the US have had to think differently about how we get work done. Where we work. How we meet. How we...

I love to get things done. Perhaps a small task around the house. Or a large project with the client. I make lists. I cross things off....

My 5-year-old thinks he's da bomb. And why shouldn't he? He went to school this morning thinking he was Spider Man - slinging a web my...

It's the beginning of a new year. Hopefully you've come into the new year refreshed and ready for a new start. Your team members may also...

Ah, the holidays. It's the most wonderful time of the year. Perhaps your workplace includes the sounds of kids jingle belling. Everyone...

Think of every single member of your team. Visualize their performance and contributions this past quarter. I bet there is one person...

There is this vicious cycle that I see in organizations when it comes to employee growth and development. Employees want more of it....

I have a friend who is a physician. When I bring up the mantra of "fail fast and fail often", her response is that the patient would be...

"We need to fire her." My client was at the end of his rope with this employee. He went on to say that for the last three months, this...

As the summer has progressed this year, my five-year old has started to love the idea of helping me out with errands and chores. He's...

I feel for mid-level managers. They're like my middle child in our family. He gets forgotten about. The older sibling will go through a...

My wife and I both work. Thus, we have stuff and things we're responsible for at work and at home. And we have three kids. They all go to...

Spring is here. Meaning that, at least in the midwest, we're closer to warmer days ahead - even if there might still be flurries in the...

"Don't screw it up." A former manager said this to me many years ago after he told me I was receiving a promotion in the company. He...

I was faced with a big dilemma last month. I was with my nine-year old son, teaching him to ski for the first time. I made a wrong turn...

Time gets a bad wrap. We’re always blaming Time for not getting things done. Time’s close cousin, Busy, also finds a way to get into the...

I have to admit, I'm a big fan of Ben Franklin's saying "A place for everything and everything in its place." At home, my self-diagnosed...

Fall is one of my favorite times of year. The leaves are changing. It gets darker earlier. Kids then go to bed earlier. And I get to eat...

We all can agree that performance and productivity are critical to teams in the workforce. However, where leaders can struggle is...

Contrary to what many of us think, employees really want to receive more negative feedback from their leaders than they are actually...