Inspiration for this column comes from revisiting the teaching tenets of legendary Baltimore Oriole baseball coach Cal Ripken, Senior. Cal Senior was with the franchise as player, coach, manager, and scout for 36 years. He was hugely responsible for … [Read more...]
How to Be Happier Today
10 Tips to Brighten the Day Just as we can decide to be positive or negative about life, work, and others, we are also empowered to choose between happy and sad. Recalibrating happiness doesn’t require moving mountains—all it takes aresimple … [Read more...]
Why You Want to Become Fluent in these 5 Communication Topics
A quick survey of the five most popular topics professional business speakers talk about illuminates what businesses prioritize when it comes to improving their organizations. Here are those five, which comprise 92 percent of paid … [Read more...]
The Power of Efficient Sales Coaching
Today I toss out two questions: If you landed the biggest deal in the history of your company, how would it change your life and career? If you applied what you learned with discipline and respect and rose to a position of senior leadership in a … [Read more...]
Unplugged: My Week Off the Grid
The stats paint the dependency: The USA has 311 million people, 311 million personal computers, and 328 million active cell phones. Another stat underscoring digital reliance: six billion cell phones on a planet with seven billion people. Even … [Read more...]
How to Survive Collaborating
When teaching business classes, I typically deal with eight personality types. One is "independent workers." Independents are a joy because all they need is instruction. Once they understand the desired state and what success looks like, independents … [Read more...]
How to Turn A Negative Situation Into A Positive Experiences
I came across an article in Inc. magazine recently that really lit my tail on fire. In it, the author shared his opinion of how to criticize employees. Basically speaking, his advice was to berate and browbeat your people so they'll straighten up and … [Read more...]
Life & Death on the Zambezi
Africa: part 4 of 4 Evans Muyeye is 28 and a sixth-year guide at Shackleton's Tiger Fishing Lodge near Mwandi, Zambia. Prior to becoming a fishing guide Evans spent two years working in a bakery. When I asked what he did at the bakery he replied, … [Read more...]
Mwandi, Zambia & the Sooka Community School
Africa: part 3 of 4 Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, pours its magic thundering elixir of life near the four-corner border of Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia. When based near the falls at the Elephant Hills … [Read more...]
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe: 10 Tips for Dealing with Shopkeepers
Africa: part 2 of 4 Victoria Falls, upriver One of the seven natural wonders of the world, Victoria Falls churns out clouds and rainbows as fast as local villagers weave baskets and carve wood figurines. It is a remarkable sight: the wide, slow, … [Read more...]