November 7, 2018
Asking Why – A Great Question
I’m known in my family for constantly asking, “Why?” Others will say something about what they’re going to do, what they want to get, etc.…
October 8, 2018
When the Employees are Quitting the Economy is Hot
When employees feed confident they'll quit their job to get another one. 2015-2018 employee quits are up 30% and it's why it's important to attract…
October 3, 2018
Routines Rule
It’s football season and one of the lessons we can all learn from football teams is the importance of routines. Once the preseason games start…
September 26, 2018
Sabotage is All Around Us
I caught a small amount of the NFL Hall of Fame ceremonies on TV and was particularly drawn to Jerry Kramer’s acceptance speech. He mentioned…
September 17, 2018
When All Employees are on the Same Page…
At a meeting with a group of clients last week our presenter, my friend Hugh Blane, asked an interesting question – “Can every employee articulate…
September 12, 2018
When Free is Best
We had just begun a multi-hour car trip, tuned the radio to XM’s Bruce Springsteen station, and they were starting a replay of one of…
September 5, 2018
One Track Minds Means Inefficiency
I look across the lake (figuratively) at Seattle and its City Council. I see a bunch of single issue councilmembers with no big picture focus…
August 29, 2018
Predicting Business Success and Sports Drafts – A Crapshoot
We were trying to help a young friend of the family with his job search (before and after insisting he meet with Matt Youngquist at…
August 22, 2018
You’re Camping, You Don’t Need to Wear Underwear
We were fishing along the shore and came across the campsite of a group of early-teen canoeists who were just waking up and making breakfast.…
August 15, 2018
Which Employee Would You Want?
A little after they opened at 9 am on the Friday before the July 4 weekend I went to get a haircut. I wasn’t the…