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Most Employees Terminate Themselves. Here’s How.

Most Employees Terminate Themselves. Here’s How.

99% of the time employees terminate themselves when they choose poorly at a fork in the road.

Matt Damon is Helping Me Solve Problems

Matt Damon is Helping Me Solve Problems

Right now, you are most likely facing several seemingly insurmountable problems that need solving.

What Chained-up Leather Coats Taught Me

What Chained-up Leather Coats Taught Me

Back in 1994, I worked security at a major department store during the Christmas season. Job number one? Catch shoplifters.

Good Job Beef Stick

Good Job Beef Stick

For a time at ERC: Counselors and Consultants the highest recognition you could achieve was a good job beef stick.

I Can’t Be Buying and Selling

I Can’t Be Buying and Selling

In my former corporate career, we hired a new business unit vice president whose style was very different from the previous vice president.

Bar Fights and Self-perception

Bar Fights and Self-perception

Sometimes your self-perception doesn’t match how others see you.

Five Truths of Terminating an Employee

Five Truths of Terminating an Employee

Any time it’s necessary to terminate an employee—unless it’s for a totally grievous, narcissistic, serial-killer-like reason—it’s a bad day.

How Much Time and Effort is the Right Amount to Invest in an Employee?

How Much Time and Effort is the Right Amount to Invest in an Employee?

As a guy whose title has included “development” for most of his career, it’s a tough call. This idiom makes it a bit simpler to decide. 

I Stopped Trying To Be Better (and Maybe You Should Too)

I Stopped Trying To Be Better (and Maybe You Should Too)

It took me almost 25 years, but I’ve found a healthier way to frame personal growth. 

Have a Desire to Move Up the Org Chart? Do These 3 Things

Have a Desire to Move Up the Org Chart? Do These 3 Things

I’ve found that no matter the company, culture, or decision-makers, these three things always get noticed.

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