The Power of Proper Messaging
Hey everybody! So, this month has been different, hasn’t it? I was supposed to be in seven cities and two…
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Upside Down Chicken Renting Teleconferencing Fails!
Last month was, for most of us, a monumentally awful one. But that doesn’t mean everything was awful. Here are…
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How Should You Respond To A Crisis?
Ah, crisis. It’s a fun word to say, but that’s the only fun thing about it. Crisis brings massive uncertainty,…
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So You Want To Be Famous…
Culled from news headlines this month, here are a pair of stories that should give you hope that you can…
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Striving for Perfection? I’ve Got Something Even Better
Recently I re-did one of my bathrooms. Our home was built in 1990 but somehow decorated in 1970, and after…
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Headlines: Georgia Shows America How Road Signs Should Be Done
In an effort to make people actually read traffic safety signs, the state of Georgia recently asked its citizens to…
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Business Etiquette BLOOPERS!
We recently filmed three new video series for Levity University on Business Communications, Behavior, and Dress Code. Fortunately for your…
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Turning Irritation Into Opportunity
I don’t know you very well, but I’m confident that something soon will annoy you. Annoying things are everywhere –…
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The 12 Days After Winter Break
In a slight departure for me, this one is meant to be sung to the tune of “12 Days of…
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The Truth About Making Or Breaking A Habit
It’s the end of the year again, which means that once again everybody is going to at least think about…
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Jeff’s New Year’s Resolutions
Hello, everyone! Well, I’ve been putting this off for a year now, but it’s finally time. Over the past few…
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The Only 4 Ways to Create a Vibrant Culture
As I’m sure you’ve heard before, creating a good culture is enormously difficult. At least it’s often presented that way.…
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How to Create An Awful Company Culture
So hopefully you read my companion article about the four keys to creating a good, happy, vibrant, gosh-it’s-nice-to-work-here company culture.…
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The Benefit of Doing Something Drastic
A couple weeks ago I delivering the opening keynote at an agricultural conference. For those of who don’t know, theirs…
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Time to Turn the Tables on Professional Ghosting
In honor of this being the month of Halloween, we are going to discuss how to handle ghosts. Not the…
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The Simple Difference Between Effective and Ineffective Visions
One of the most important skills a leader needs to develop is the ability to articulate a vision that employees…
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Interested in Meeting New People? Give These Ideas a Try!
Meeting new people is a pain. Not that new people are inherently annoying (although some of them are), but figuring…
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What To Work On When Business Is Slow
Every summer I completely understand why tropical countries tend to move at a slower pace than ones further from the…
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Maybe I Trusted My Personality Assessment Too Much
I just got the results back from my first personality assessment, and guess what? I’m Intuitive! I’m also a Planner,…
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The Paradox of Freedom
When I was a high school teacher, I had a 15-year-old Kurdish student in my 9th-grade English class. He was…
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Look At All The Perks I Have!
Tech companies get a lot of attention for offering some crazy awesome perks to their employees. Google has on-site masseuses,…
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