Big businesses in the U.S. are receiving bailout funds. Whether they “deserve” this or not is something many of us question. I for one am always loathe for dollars to be thrown to who yells the loudest or can...
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Overwhelmed with your days right now? Underwhelmed with your business or job? Let me re-introduce you to …connection… starting with the people around you…
Today more than ever a leader needs their team to care and tend to the bottom line. We’ve got that—Wow! Here’s our “wow” for this week: This Wow! goes to —- who decided that he and a friend could...
From what is (now) to what can be (in the future) What’s in it for me? (aka WIIFM). You may be asking yourself this right now. Do you think there has been a disconnect in communication, and strategy, in corporate...
What does teamwork really mean? Would the U.S. economy be where it is today if we really had this? Ok, the U.S. economy is for another post. This post is about us, and how in bad times we are...
Have you ever leaned toward avoidance when you haven’t delivered because you “know” the person you must speak to is going to be disappointed? Getting past this block can be difficult. Here’s our “wow” for this week: This...
It is not often easy for a new employee to show value…and then often they don’t feel valued. This is an important time for communication. It’s even tougher when the boss doesn’t really understand the role well… Here’s...
Getting the right things done, with less… When we make steps toward this goal, even small ones, then I just have to say…Wow! Here’s our “wow” for this week: This Wow! goes out to —- for continuously seeking...
A goal of the Collaborative-Action blog is to bring practical, do-able steps that will lead to performance management that works. Following is the first in a series of interviews to meet that goal. Last week I had the pleasure...
People matter most to the performance—and risk—of your business or organization. Their actions, and their in-actions, can make a good strategy, or a bad one, and can ensure that a good strategy is realized, or not. A great way...