A Walk-On Mentality
LEADERSHIP A Walk-On Mentality 635 days without a win! That all changed last night. Whether you’re a football person or not, you gotta give the Cleveland Browns some credit. Particularly, Baker Mayfield (2018 1st-round draft pick). Quick backstory: Mayfield was a 5’10 high school senior and lightly recruited. He casually walked onto Texas Tech and […]
Obsessive Customer Disorder
MANAGEMENT Amazon’s Secret Sauce Want to know how Jeff Bezos guides his employees in business decisions? The secret sauce of his trillion-dollar company is “obsessive-compulsive focus on the customer as opposed to obsession over the competitor.” ‘Focusing on what their customers need or want has driven many of Amazon’s most profitable business moves.’ For example: Amazon Prime […]
Does Your Company Have a Linchpin?
CULTURE The Linchpin Are more minds really better than one? Or can one person steer your culture ship? Let’s call them a linchpin. Your linchpin should be a high-performing person creating a culture of results. Based on Forbes, here are a few reasons why you should be a creating a culture of high performers and “embrace […]
So, About Those TPS Reports
CULTURE Horrible Bosses TPS reports aside, chances are you’ve had a bad boss at one point during your career. A recent study by Life Meets Work found that 56% of Americans claim their boss is mildly or highly toxic. Yikes! Here’s the kicker though: Another study found that employees end up working longer (two years, […]
Do You Pick Up the Tab?
LEADERSHIP Always Pick Up the Tab What does picking up the tab say about you as a leader? Apparently, a lot. The folks at Lead Change Group give us some food for thought (pun intended) on why the company lunch can have a big impact on you as a leader. Next time you take a […]
