Creating and Maintaining Consistencies Part 1 – Why?
As I was looking for inspiration for this blog I came across a quote about consistency. Now, I like me a good Oscar Wilde quote as much as the next person, but this one just rubbed me the wrong way—“Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” While I understand why a creative mind might see consistency in that light, my business mind sees consistency as the difference between success and failure.
Uncomfortable Commitments
I don’t know about you, but there are so many people that break commitments regularly. Each week, I’d bet that at least two of my meetings get canceled for various reasons. As a human being, I can totally understand sickness or something of that sort impacting a meeting. But, if we could be honest with ourselves, many of the reasons meetings are moved has nothing to do with an unforeseen illness (unless waivering is a medical condition). Many times, sticking to our commitment makes us uncomfortable because something new seems more attractive or desirable.
Growth Mindset: Importance of Encouragement and Motivation
What I found as the cornerstone of any high performing individual or teams is: putting self- improvement and personal growth into practice, surrounding yourself with those that encourage and motivate you to always be better (other high performers), knowing where to target and focus your attention and working to accomplish everything on your list.
Do It Right the First Time
We’ve all had it happen to us. We get an email sent to a distribution list or group that informs us of a document that’s included in the email. It gives details about the attachment. Then comes the first email copying everyone informing the sender that he forgot to include the attachment. Not realizing that […]
Uncomfortable Results
One of the best parts of coaching, parenting or any type of relationship is seeing someone you love crush it. A few weeks ago, I wrote about Kara’s (our youngest) team winning their first basketball game. Since then, she went 3-for-3 in a game which is so awesome as a coach/dad. Not only does she […]
Be More Awesome at Crisis Management
In the first part of my professional career, I was managing a mid-sized hotel that catered to business travelers. My role encompassed all facets of the operation, from sales and guest service to housekeeping and engineering. I had developed a solid team of supervisors, each of them very competent and knowledgeable in their area of […]
Uncomfortable Persistence
Have you ever crossed the “thin line”? You know the saying that there’s a thin line between love and hate? Well, there’s a thin line between a lot of things when you think about it. For example, there’s a thin line between parenting and over parenting. The major problem I have with the “thin line” is that you only know that you’ve passed the “thin line” in hindsight.
Uncomfortable Relationships
I don’t know about you, but I love Thanksgiving. In the best years, we attend multiple family gatherings full of my most favorite of all Thanksgiving foods… dressing. I really love dressing. Now there’s always a debate between dressing and stuffing. For the uninitiated according to Food & Wine, stuffing is made inside the cavity […]
Spurring Entrepreneurship in Milwaukee’s City Center
How do you solve a problem that has too many variables, extremely limited resources, and a limited populous that is interested in solving it? I have no idea exactly what to do, but I do know that any solution is possible if you get the right people in the room. So, thanks to Startup Milwaukee […]