Loved this post by Greg Berge: Ways to be the Boss’s Favorite: Players They Can Trust – Show up. Do what you promise. Do what you’re called to do. Be accountable. Players Who Make the Right Plays – Do the right thing. Step up to hard things. Lead the way. Players Who Fill a Role […]

I jotted down this quote the other day: “Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.” ― Jim Rohn Do you buy it? […]

One strategy in The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson is to build teams through One Minute Praisings. The idea is simple. Be alert to the efforts and work going on around you. As you notice good things happening, say so. The authors call it “catching someone doing something right.” I have discussed […]

“Be really good every day at all the things that don’t take talent.” – Bo Ryan, former Wisconsin basketball coach As we start the work week, it would serve us each well to consider Ryan’s advice. What doesn’t take talent? Be safe. It starts with your commitment to follow safety procedures. Be punctual. Show up. […]