Beryl’s “Queen of Fun & Laughter,” Lara Marrow, makes mummies of bowling pins for an employee event, an important culture-setting activity for the company. My wife Beverlee and I have …
The Dreaded 8-Letter Word: FEEDBACK
Feedback is a gift. Ideas are the currency of our next success. Let people see you value both feedback and ideas. ~Jim Trinka and Les Wallace Last week was packed …
Turning a Snowstorm into a Profitable Lesson
A four hour commute convinced CEO Andy Studdert that caring for people required flexible schedules and work from home opportunities.
How to be a Good Coach: Tips for Employee-Focused Leaders
Tom Walter is a “serial entrepreneur” who has launched nearly 30 companies. He is the CEO of Tasty Catering, named one of Winning Workplaces best small companies in 2010. He …
Workplace Bullying: One CEO’s Alarming Discovery
Photo by Eddie~S via Flickr. Jeff Talbert* was the CEO of a fledgling company when, in an instant, he made a troubling discovery. More than a third of his 17 …
How to Attract (and Keep) Olympic-Caliber Employees
By Thomas Walter with Molly Meyer ———————— Tom Walter is a “serial entrepreneur” who has launched nearly 30 companies. He is the CEO of Tasty Catering, named one of Winning …
Five Steps to Gaining Company-Wide Discretionary Thinking
If every employee gave just five or ten percent more than the required thoughts every day at work, how much stimulus towards performance excellence would result? Is it possible to …
Carrots & Sticks are So Last Century
As the parent of a Chicago Public School student, last week was a challenging one. More than just interrupting our newly established school day routine, and our regular traffic patterns …
Holding Yourself Accountable to Finding the Potential in Others
Leaders hold themselves accountable for finding potential in people and processes. ~Brene Brown Brene Brown is one of those people who could honestly be characterized as “having gone viral.” Her …