Succession Planning is Not a Choice

It is curious that succession planning isn’t talked about more, but completely understandable. Few people care to dwell much on the idea of being replaced, while business practices tend to counter the culture of succession planning and employee development. I’d like...

Freedom

Do you ever stop to think about the word freedom? It reminds me of the word mature. I don’t believe we are ever completely free and certainly never 100% mature. These words connote finality, having arrived somewhere, or at the end of the task. We recently celebrated...

Beware of Criticizing Others

As humans, we struggle with conflict that can make our jobs difficult, our lives stressful and our behavior sometimes inconsistent. One area of great struggle is criticism. Think for a moment of how difficult it is to help others without being critical. Hold on! Not...

Putting ‘WOW’ Into Your Meetings

You may live to be 100 years old, but time passes quickly. You are here today and gone tomorrow, like a spring snowstorm in Denver. Shouldn’t you make the most of every encounter and meeting? You never know where or when a life-altering event will occur. You need to...

You Can Only Seize What You Can See

When we talk about goals, change, values, and missions we need to understand what our ‘end-game’ is. That becomes our vision. Having a vision may seem out of reach as you struggle to come up with some grandiose plan, idea, or winning formula. Do you need to be...