Ryder Cup!
My husband and I had the opportunity to attend the Ryder Cup in Chicago over the weekend. It was a volatile golf tournament for all involved – spectators and players. For those not familiar with the Ryder Cup, here’s a brief background.
It is held every other year, between two twelve member teams of professional golfers, one from the United States the other from Europe. The tournament is match, not stroke play, over three days. The first two days the teams play foursomes in the morning and the afternoon, with sixteen points up for grabs.
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I QUIT!
A friend asked me the other day – when do you admit defeat and refocus vs. when do you keep driving and going forward? How do you know? Here are some thoughts.
Thought 1: You don’t have to do something forever – jobs, careers, businesses, relationships can run their course and can cease to make sense or be relevant. Another way to think of quitting is… trading up, shifting, focusing, clarifying, changing course, bringing to a conclusion, phasing out, moving on, putting it to rest, stopping, retiring. Insert any one of these phrases for quitting… Continue reading
FEAR!
We all have it, it’s in our nature and keeps us alive. When there is physical fear, the feeling alerts us to get away to someplace safe. When the fear is in our head (no tiger stalking you), it serves to make us more aware. It’s an indication that something is happening which could mean we’re growing, taking more risk, or change is marching forward.
There is no need to deny the fear or ignore it; it won’t go away that way and it will begin to control our actions. Better to face it as an… Continue reading
Players vs. Pretenders
I recently read an interesting article from the John Maxwell Company that offered some great tips on identifying who your players on your team are versus who are the pretenders. Pretenders look the part and talk the part, but fall short in fulfilling the part. They can disrupt your entire team. Pretenders put their personal agenda before the team.
Check out these tips to distinguish between the two.
1. Players have a servant’s mindset; pretenders have a selfish mindset. Players do things for the benefit of others and the organization, while pretenders think only… Continue reading
Awesome!
When one of your employees is asked about you as a manager, do they say one word – AWESOME! Here are some tips that might make that happen.
1. Feedback. Talk to your employees regularly. You don’t need formal meetings, you can call someone in your office and give them a quick suggestion. Remember that feedback should be specific with emphasis on what you want the employee to do. Keep it about the behavior, not the person. Avoid giving feedback through email or text.
2. Always have time for your team. … Continue reading
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