Don’t miss the opportunity presented by a crisis to make change!
It seems like we prepare all our lives for some types of crises never knowing when they will happen.
Why is micromanaging so attractive? How do we stop it?
What trigger snaps you into details like a hound dog after a rabbit?
Are you using your EQ as much as your IQ?
Yesterday I read the following phrase: “I don’t know how you could possibly believe that this was an acceptable way for an adult to behave.” Imagine, having the grace under pressure to say something like that!
Do I really need to get the Sunday N.Y. Times?
Last week I talked about exercising the muscles around ethics. This week let’s do a little tune-up around expenses. Yes, I can hear you….stop saying “shoot me now!”
Are our ethics slipping?
The arrest of fashion industry company owners and managers in downtown L.A. this week raises the question: as executives, as members of the community, as leaders of our teams, are our ethics slipping?
Does humor work at work?
The recent passing of Joan Rivers so soon after Robin Williams had me thinking this week about humor. What makes something funny?
Want to be more productive? Go on vacation.
People say the most productive day in the year is the one just before you go on vacation. You fly around checking off tasks that MUST be completed.
Are you investing in your infrastructure?
This week a major waterline burst in a pipe under Sunset Blvd., a major artery in West Los Angeles, dumping millions of gallons of water onto the UCLA campus. Go Bruins! Oof!.
What will you do with the increase in the minimum wage?
On July 1 the state of California raised the minimum wage to $9/hour. It will go to $10 on January 1, 2016.
What is your do-over?
When I ask business leaders: which of the following is your most common do-over a. Machine purchase b. New hire c. Pricing decision They usually say