Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
Taking Response-Ability As a speaker, the reading below is something my audiences greatly enjoy. When I conduct a keynote speech on achieving personal and professional success, it’s an excellent example…
Effective Leadership, Managing People, and the Delegation Dilemma
“Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don’t like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don’t necessarily enjoy.” –Earl Nightengale Do you…
11 Common Mistakes Managers Make
As a leadership speaker and trainer, I often ask my participants, who are all managers themselves, to describe their worst manager ever. I always say, “No names, no company names…
Managing People and Motivating Employees
As I write this, I’m sitting outside Starbucks at sunset in Sedona, Arizona, looking at the majestic red rock scenery. It’s great motivation for me to be able to write…
Quote of the day from my favorite writer:
"Knowing is not enough, we must apply.Willing is not enough, we must do."--Johann von Goethe
Thoughts on Presentation Skills Training and Improving Confidence, Credibility
6 Presentation Skills Tips for Visual Aids Whether you lead a lot of meetings, or stand in front of groups making presentations, effective public speaking is a necessary skill. Over…
Inspiring Story: What Dogs Can Teach Us about Life
As a motivational keynote speaker, the following story is one I sometimes share with my audiences and they love it. It’s a reminder for how to live life every day.…
Dealing with Difficult People 101
“The disease of me often results in the defeat of us.”Pat Riley of NBA fame All of us know difficult people. Whether we live with difficult people, work with difficult…
Effective Leadership = Effectively Managing Difficult People
Most managers and supervisors in my management training programs were promoted to leadership positions based on their “hard skills,” or technical skills. In other words, they were promoted because they…
Leadership development is self-development.
Quote for the day:“Leadership is not about personality; it’s about behavior.” Authors Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner “The Leadership Challenge”
