In her book Radical Candor, author Kim Scott identifies two types of employees: Rock stars and Super stars.
Things Better Left Unsaid
We have all said things better left unsaid, blurting out a thoughtless remark we wish we could take back. There seems to be an impulse in the back of our minds prompting us with a sharp retort that may be inappropriate or hurtful. The advent of Facebook has made this a more frequent occurrence. It’s even easier to be sarcastic
Death Bed Confessions
Bronnie Ware was a palliative caregiver for 8 years. The experience resulted in a book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departed. She shares the thoughts, wishes and regrets of those she cared for in their last few weeks of life.
October 2019 Question of the Month-Top 3 Answers
“The time is ripe for ….?” Leaps forward. We sit on a lot of ideas in business or personal life and we don’t do them. We are going into the year 2020, which is really big. This is about vision clarity. There will be a big shift in society and how people view things. There are changes coming. It’s now
Bedtime Stories
Every day should be National Family Literacy Day! Tomorrow, November 1st is National Family Literacy Day. Do you remember books at bedtime with a parent? Did/do you read stories with your own children? It’s that special one-on-one time
Who Says You Can’t Learn That?
On a lazy Sunday shortly after 8 PM, an eight-year-old boy drove his sister to a local McDonalds for a cheeseburger. The drive-through staff soon realized this was not a prank, there were no adults in the vehicle! When the responding policeman investigated, he discovered the parents were home in bed.
Turn Off The Blender!
Has problem-solving ever felt as if you are stuck in a never-ending blender? That’s how Janice felt in dealing with issues in her business. She would get lost in a Google black hole digging for ideas and solutions. “There comes a point where you’re just wasting time and running in circles.”
The Mindset of High-Performing Teams
What makes a team thrive? What enables teams across the country to perform to their fullest potential? What makes some teams falter and flounder, while other teams flourish? Teams that succeed together have a specific mindset; their skills complement one another and their goals align.
Who’s Your Target? Competitors or Customers?
Kwik Trip more-than-just gas stations are cropping up all over and often across the street from a competing gas station. In St. Cloud on Tuesday, their gas was $2.439 – across the street it was $2.599. Thursday the prices were reversed: gas at the competitor’s station was $2.439 and at Kwik Trip it was $2.599.
Who is More Effective – the Fox or the Hedgehog?
How are you at solving problems? Making decisions? What makes one person a nail-biter and another sound reassuring and decisive even when they may be “just guessing”?