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In a previous post, I share some of my thoughts about free will and conscious human thought. My point is that truly conscious decision making only really happens between 5-25% of our time; our emotions, our demeanor, and our behavior is influenced by a large variety of factors. In this post, I want to share … Continue reading How Salts Can Influence Human Thought
The above photo is the result of a team building activity that one of my people led for our team this past week. As previously discussed in some of my previous posts, making time for team development is important and easy to do. I make a point to incorporate time each week for team development … Continue reading Example Team Building Activity
You’ve worked hard and earned your way into a management position or you become an entrepreneur and start your own business. You suddenly find yourself surrounded by a team of people older than you, more experienced than you, and/or more technically skilled than you in specific skills. How do you lead people who know more … Continue reading How to Lead a Team of People who are Older and More Experienced than You
In my previous post, I talked about how to include team development into your weekly work routine. Here’s an example! Attached to this post is a built guided discussion that I prepared for the 4th of July. I used this one last year with my Marines and I refined it for this year. I built … Continue reading Guided Discussion for the 4th of July
In one of my previous posts, I talked about why group discussions matter and four ways to develop your team. In this post, I am going to expand on some easy ways to implement a straightforward development plan based on leader led material and guided discussions. Bottom Line Up Front: Allocate 1 hour a week … Continue reading How to Incorporate Team Development into Your Weekly Work Routine
If I asked you how much a given item costs, you would likely be able to spit out a reasonably close guess as to how much it costs. There is an entire TV show devoted to this idea - The Price is Right. For the sake of testing this idea, I’m calling you to “come … Continue reading The Power of First Impressions on Pricing
For the sake of this thought, just assume you’re a manager and you’re running your weekly meeting with your staff. You’ve constructed your agenda of items that you want to cover, so that you can get people moving in the right direction. You brief all the tasks that your team needs to complete this coming … Continue reading Who’s in Charge? – How to Effectively Delegate Work
In my previous two posts I shared some of my own insights on purpose and Rick Warren’s insights about purpose. In this post I want to focus on one of the ideas he touched on: We find personal purpose when we share what we love to do with those around us. We find fulfillment and purpose … Continue reading What 100 Year-Olds Can Teach Us About Purpose and Living a Good Life
In my previous post, I shared some of my own personal thoughts on finding purpose along with some of my own journey gaining understanding of my purpose. Today, I want to share some ideas from Pastor Rick Warren about the nature of purpose. Even if you are not religious, the ideas he shares regarding purpose … Continue reading Insights About the Nature of Purpose
This is the first in a series of posts on finding purpose and meaning in busy lives. What are you trying to do with your life? Where do you see yourself in 30 years, 20 years, 10 years, 5 years, 1 year, or even a month from now? For most people, these questions give us … Continue reading Finding Purpose and Meaning
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