Positive Leadership
Monday, December 15th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter, Teamwork | 8 Comments »In a world driven by numbers, outcomes and short term results building a positive, successful organization requires leaders like you and me to borrow a page from the playbook of John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach. Even though John ...
Zoom Focus
Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Life, Newsletter, No Complaining Rule, Teamwork, Work | 12 Comments »“Vision without Execution is hallucination” - Einstein I believe every one of us has a desire to accomplish great things, to do something meaningful, to have an impact. Yet, so many of us don’t take the actions necessary to create the ...
Staying Positive in a Negative Economy
Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Newsletter, Teamwork, The Energy Bus | 12 Comments »Greed is Good. These were the famous words uttered by Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street. By the end of the movie Gekko likely goes to jail and we learn Greed is Not So Good After All. Now the ...
Energy Hogs
Sunday, August 17th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter, No Complaining Rule, Teamwork, The Energy Bus | 7 Comments »The numbers don’t lie. Numerous surveys show that 70-80% of employees don’t like their jobs. 42% say they are burned out. Only 15% say they are energized by their jobs. While there are many factors for this, a primary cause ...
Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Life, Newsletter, No Complaining Rule, Teamwork | 7 Comments »With the mortgage meltdown, floods in the Midwest, $4 a gallon for gas, food prices, the economy, famine, war in Iraq, etc., many would agree that there is a lot of negativity in the world and certainly a lot to complain ...
Turn Complaints into Solutions
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Newsletter, No Complaining Rule, Teamwork | 2 Comments »Despite the title, The No Complaining Rule, the goal is not to eliminate all complaining. Just mindless complaining that negatively impacts our health and happiness and sabotages our individual and team success. And the bigger goal is to turn complaints ...
“Have to” or “Get to”
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Newsletter, No Complaining Rule, Teamwork | 8 Comments »Who knew that two simple words could change one’s mindset, perspective and approach to work and life? Just two words have the potential to enhance joy, productivity, performance and change a complaining voice to an appreciative heart. So often we say ...
5 Positive Things To Do Instead Of Complain
Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in General, Newsletter, No Complaining Rule, Teamwork | 13 Comments »(Excerpt from The No Complaining Rule, Wiley, June '08) One of the key principles of The No Complaining Rule is that we have a choice of how we invest our energy at home and at work. We can focus on the ...
Stand for Your Brand
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter, Teamwork, Work | 3 Comments »What do you stand for? I was asked this question last week and several words came to mind: service, faith, family, action and positive energy. As I drove in my car I continued to think about what I stand for ...
Sign Up - No Complaining Rule Teleseminar
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 Posted in General, Teamwork, Work | No Comments »Sign Up for a Free Tele-Seminar - Be part of the first group of people to hear me share the insights, inspiration, strategies and principles behind The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work. This call ...
