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Arrogance and Incompetence – The Deadly Elixir of Poor Performance
- This Blog was written by my good friend and colleague ActionCOACH Kevin Weir (republished with permission). The Peter Principle tells us that a person will rise to their level of incompetence. This may be true in all sorts of endeavors. However most individuals, when they reach this level, willingly ask for assistance or will be […] Read More
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Some Inspiring Quotes on Building a Team for Your Organization
- Recent reporting on the current state of employment, unemployment and job openings highlighted a challenge almost every executive and business owner I’ve spoken with is facing; how to build their teams when there is structural full employment in the economy? The number that got my attention is that there were 11.4 million job openings in […] Read More
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Why Should I Be Your Employee?
- The trending topic among business owners is the shortage of qualified candidates. Among the CEO’s I meet with on a regular basis, only one says their company is fully staffed. What is behind this “labor shortage?” Granted, it’s not a simple answer. One option to solve your labor shortage is to market to prospective employees […] Read More
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Why You Need Written Plans
- “Planning without Action is futile, Action without planning is fatal” – Unknown Originally posted 6/2/2015, revised 5/16/2021. One of the most profound concepts I have embraced since joining the ActionCOACH team is the many positive results of having written plans. It is commonly believed that those who have written plans outperform their contemporaries by a […] Read More
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What Can We Learn About Business From PGA Tour Winner Jimmy Walker?
- Originally posted 12/18/2015 Updated 3/28/2021. Jimmy Walker has not had an easy road to success on the PGA Tour. He won his first tour event at 34 years of age, after going 0 for 187 during his first seven seasons on tour. During the last two PGA Tour seasons he has won five times. That […] Read More
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2018 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 2
- Originally posted 4/4/2018. While reviewing my notes for this blog, I noticed that I omitted two Elizabeth McCormick BFOs from Part 1 When things get hard, ask yourself “Do I Want This?” CAN Communicate – Positive & Proactive Aviate – Take Action Navigate – Clarity Elizabeth McCormick was followed by Chris Voss, CEO of The […] Read More
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Growth vs. Culture In the Time of Covid-19
- Originally posted 8/22/2018 with the title Growth vs. Culture In A Time of “Full Employment”. 1/5/2021 updates in RED In looking at this blog, I realized that most of this of this content continues to be applicable during the current Covid-19 induced employment market. I am currently re-reading “Built to Last” the great book by […] Read More
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You Can’t Do It All
- Originally posted 2/13/2019. The cover story in the current (January-February 2019) edition of Entrepreneur Magazine is a profile of Michael Strahan (Link to the article). Not being a daytime TV viewer, or a NY Giants fan, I was not very familiar with him. Until I read the article, I was almost totally unaware of Michael […] Read More
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