Dealing With the Unpleasant – August 1, 2019
LEARN A LITTLE:It is going to be unpleasant and you are going to do it. As a leader, there are those times when you have to do the unpleasant thing: to fire someone, to reassign them, to tell the employee he has bad breath. There is also the time when you have to...
Stop Thinking – July 1, 2019
LEARN A LITTLE:STOP THINKING No doubt all of us have had the occasions when we think too much. We don’t make progress on our decision making because we keep processing the same things over and over again. What we need to do is to cultivate the mindset, “just start...
A Sense of Meaning – June 1, 2019
LEARN A LITTLE:A SENSE OF MEANING Someone recently asked me what I meant when I said, “It’s important to have a sense of meaning in our lives.” Meaning is having a full fuel tank and feeling good about it. If you have ever traveled a long distance “running on empty,”...
Thinking About Feedback – May 1, 2019
LEARN A LITTLE:Thinking About Feedback We all know that receiving feedback can polish our skills and improve our performance. But did you ever think about who gives us feedback? If it’s someone we respect, someone who is knowledgeable, we are likely to think about it...
How to Have a Good Day – April 1, 2019
Learn A Little: All of us worry about productivity and getting things done—how to be more effective and efficient. Caroline Webb in How to Have a Good Day shares an interesting formula for fighting distractions and procrastination in eleven simple words: One...
Change Your Words – March 1, 2019
Learn a Little: “When you change have to to get to, you change a complaining voice to an appreciative heart.” – Jon Gordon – The Positive Dog Changing words and our thoughts do make a difference-even in terms of how we experience cold and windy...
How Do You Start Your Day? – February 1, 2019
Learn a Little: How we start our day has a big influence on how we feeland perform for that day. Recent research shows thatjust 3 minutes of “negative” news in the morningleaves people feeling less resourceful all day. The morning sets the feeling...
Seeking Wise Counsel – January 1, 2019
Learn a Little: It is said that the brontosaurus–a powerful, herbivorous, peace-loving, but awkward creature–was advised to consider a measure of evolution. But chiefs among the dinosaurs said that bulk was not the problem but rather self-esteem. Carnivores should not...
Choosing the Right Solutions – December 1, 2018
Learn a Little: You don’t fix a flat tireby changing the driver. Be sure your solutions aresolving the right problems. Laugh a Little: Reflect a Little: Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart,for it affects everything you do.” Read a Little: Flourish –...
The Importance of Trust – July 1, 2018
Learn a Little: “Trust in an organization is like love in a marriage, it holds people together and makes them effective.” Note: When trust is broken nothing works right. Laugh a Little: ...