by dustin | May 19, 2014 | Business Management, Communication, leadership, managing people, Success, Teamwork
“Nobody ever tells me anything.””How are these decisions made?””Apparently that is on a need-to-know basis, and I don’t need to know.”If these are phrases heard in your workplace, then there’s clearly a communication...
by dustin | May 5, 2014 | Business Management, leadership, managing people, Teamwork
If you are, or have been, part of a team, you’ve probably had times where it seems the team is in a rut. Or maybe you inherited a team and know you need to make some changes and improve performance. Where do you start? Here are five ways leaders can form (or...
by dustin | May 2, 2014 | Business Management, Customer Experience, Teamwork
#83266580 / gettyimages.com “I don’t know anything about that.” That is the phrase I heard three times as I talked with a government agency this week. I had faxed a document the week before and waited 48 hours (which they said were necessary for the...
by dustin | Apr 16, 2014 | brainstorming, Business Management, Communication, Creativity, leadership, managing people, Professional Development, Teamwork
People are imperfect creatures. Most of the time we manage to keep these flaws from being obvious. But in a group where personal agendas are at play and motives are suspect… our dysfunction can shift into overdrive. I’ve been in several team meetings...
by dustin | Mar 28, 2014 | Business Management, Human Resources, human spirit, leadership, managing people, Personal Development, Purpose, Society
Pulleys, wheels and levers are all considered simple machines. For centuries, people have used these to ensure whatever effort they applied translated into the biggest impact. The Egyptians used simple machines to help build the pyramids – a feat they could not...
by dustin | Mar 22, 2014 | Business Management, Creativity
“Think outside the box.” “Can we afford this?” “We hired you for your ideas.” “We don’t have enough people or time to work on this.” “Don’t follow the rest of the pack.” “That’s not...
