Growth

Look here for tips from my blog for ways to grow your team to take your organization to the next level.

New Opportunities?

OpportuntiesWhether you are looking for a new opportunity at home, work or in your business, there are some basics that can be applied to most situations.  You may find them a bit simplistic, but they really do work.  Work on these one step at a time and see what your outcome is.

Step 1:  Believe you can find a new opportunity.  If you’re walking around thinking to yourself, I will never find a new job or new business opportunity – you won’t.  Your self talk has a profound effect on creating an outcome.  Create… Continue reading

New Attitude?

Following is a popular blog post that appeared last July.  It should help you cultivate your new attitude!

I’ve never met someone who admits they have a bad or negative attitude.  I have met many managers and supervisors who wish their employees had a more positive attitude.  Attitude is a powerful tool as a manager or employee.  It is something that is completely under your own control and has a profound effect on others.

It is easier to have a positive attitude if you realize that everything is good, even the bad stuff.  If bad… Continue reading

Experts!

expertsThere will always be someone who is more talented than you, more skilled, more, more, more.  Some people find this intimidating or they get nervous in front of those that they perceive are so much more than they are.  There is also an opportunity to build your relationship with the expert and be so much more yourself.  Look through these thoughts.

Thought 1:  Experts.  Most experts I know don’t perceive themselves as extra special.  I’ve found that I put that label on these people.  They are usually doing what comes naturally and easily… Continue reading

New People

new peopleThere are people you haven’t met or don’t know very well almost everywhere you go.  Reaching out and meeting new people can be a rich experience.  There are new ideas and experiences that you may not have thought possible.  What seems exotic or special to you may be common place to someone else.  Here are some tips on meeting new people:

Tip 1:  Set a goal.  At every networking event or business meeting I would set a goal of meeting at least five new people I didn’t know or didn’t know well.  I… Continue reading

Personal Board of Directors

PersonalBoDMost companies have a Board of Directors.  Boards serve many purposes.  They are overseers, ensuring the company is operating legally and ethically.  They are accountability managers, seeing that the company sets goals, has a budget and is meeting the goals and budgets.  They are advisors offering management expertise and guidance in all aspects of the organization.  They are ambassadors, promoting the company in the market place.  What if you had your own personal board of directors?  Here are some steps on how to create this.

Step 1:  Think about what you are… Continue reading