Creating disengagement

I serve on a volunteer committee that’s been meeting every two weeks for 4 months. In my 30 years of volunteering for this organization, this is the most frustrating experience to date. We have another meeting today. I can’t believe how I’ve gone...

Management lessons from a shepherd

“A shepherd?” you ask. “Really.” Really. Well, Don hasn’t been a shepherd his whole life. Just the last 15 years. Before that he was a manager at IBM. He learned a lot about managing over 30 years. Now he applies some of his lessons to...

The kindness of strangers

We hear a lot, nowadays, about how self-centered our society has become. We commonly hear stories of people cutting off others in traffic, wedging their way ahead of others in queue, or other self-focused behaviors. So it’s wonderful to witness acts of...

Watch the webinar

My webinar, “Effectively Growing Your Key Talent: Are You Sunlight and Water or Just Manure?” which was hosted by HR Toolbox, is now available for viewing. “Great webinar and simple to implement. Thank you for the ideas and insights provided.”...