A number of years ago I was on my way with my young family to celebrate Christmas Eve with my parents. We had spent the day before at Disneyland because we were told it wasn’t crowded the day before Christmas Eve. Whoever told us that was wrong! It was hot, very crowded, and I was […] Read more
Leaders Care
When you read the title to this post you probably thought, “What?” But if you consider people pounding your doors down wanting to work for you a problem then maybe it makes sense. That is exactly what happened to Henry Ford in 1914 when he announced a minimum $5.00 a day pay (which was more […] Read more
Personally I am afraid of a lot of things including conflict. I don’t like it, I haven’t ever liked it, and I don’t think I will ever like it. Whether it’s discussing with an employee poor performance, approaching a parent of one my child’s friends about a concern, or even calling an insurance company to […] Read more
Each of us has a need to feel valued, special and important. I believe it could be argued that there isn’t one of us who doesn’t have a desire to be told they are valuable to a family, company or organization. Helping employees feel valued is key to their success and your success as a […] Read more
There are many important qualities great leaders should have, but one of the most important is humility. Humble leaders care just as much about the senior leaders in their organization as they do about those at the lowest levels. And the greatest and most humble of leaders not only care about them, but their families […] Read more
