7 Reasons Your Employees Don’t Respect You!
First off, I’m sorry nobody respects you. It’s bad enough to need employees in the first place, since all they…
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BLOOPER REEL! Difficult Conversations
We tried to pull a Jay-Z and film our entire Difficult Conversations video series in one take, but unfortunately we…
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How to Make Millennials Loyal to Your Organization
Hi everyone! I’m coming to you from a cruising altitude of 36,000 feet – somewhere over Missouri if my bearings…
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The Secret Ingredient to Innovation
Hello, and welcome to summer! The trees are frolicking, the animals are shining, the sun is clear and fully chlorinated,…
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Here’s How a Great Hotel Treats Its Meeting Planners
In my ten years as a keynote speaker, I’ve spoken at hundreds of conferences and stayed in hundreds of hotels.…
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3 Surefire Tactics That Will Drive Your Customers Crazy!
Let’s face it – customers are annoying. They’re constantly asking for things, and they touch everything – and they’re no…
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Thoughts From an Aging Millennial
Happy Wednesday everyone! Well, it’s at least Wednesday for me right now. The memories of the weekend have partially faded…
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Bureaucracy Lessons from Our Immigration System!!!!
Hello everyone! It’s springtime again, a glorious season of mud and frolicking animals and grilling out and farmer tans and…
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Difficult Conversations – Odor Issues
Episode 2 from our new Difficult Conversations series! This video discusses how to approach a colleague or employee whose odor…
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When I Say Let’s Go Someplace Like Bolivia…
Many of you know because of my last post that my wife and I recently went to Bolivia for 10…
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Not One of These is Photoshopped
Many of you know that I recently took a trip to Bolivia with my wife and her family. It was…
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How to Achieve Work-Life Imbalance!
By now everyone on the planet has officially shared their opinion about the issue of work-life balance. Everybody seems to…
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15 Truths That Apply To ALL Generations
Based on the articles being published today, the generational war has finally whittled itself down into a workable dichotomy. It…
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Survive Change with Positive Focus
Victory is mine! After six months of living in Old Mexico, I am finally moving back home. Texas is a…
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5 Words to Ruin a Job Interview
I want to thank Twitter for this because I won’t have to write too many words. Last year the #5WordsToRuinADate…
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How to Motivate Yourself When You Don’t Have a Boss
Hi, all. I want you to know that there are approximately 843 things I would rather be doing than writing…
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3 Reasons You Can’t Do Everything (And Shouldn’t Try)
I’m sure you’ve heard of the self-made individual, the never-say-die maverick who stands firm in the face of daunting odds…
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3 Simple Ways to Keep From Slowly Going Insane With a Big Move
I’m about to end a six-month stint living in Freeport, Texas. My house, and 90% of my stuff, are back…
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3 Signs That Your Company Is Growing, Thriving, and Awesome
Last month I had the pleasure of working for King’s Hawaiian, the people who make rolls and hamburger buns so…
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A Traveling Nightmare – When My Job Shows Its Ugly Teeth
Hello, all! I’m writing this to you from my “second office,” which is my fancy code word for “tiny baby…
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Creating a Great Culture Even With Temporary or Entry-Level Workers
Hi everyone! Matt Havens here again. Last month I stepped in for Jeff to talk about performance reviews. Since nobody…
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