It’s STILL Your People, Stupid!
For all the technological advances we’ve employed in the workplace, there’s still one thing that rises to the top of what really makes or breaks us – what is that? It’s your people!
On Being a “Professional”
Memphis 3-minute read We seem to be struggling mightily with professionalism of late, not the term, but the underlying behavior. What does it mean, and to whom? What are the expectations, the boundaries, if any? How are they evolving? Does it even matter, or is this just another arcane differentiation that’s falling by the wayside? My […]
5 Ways Leaders Can Catch Lightning In a Bottle Via the Power of Positive Surprise
What workers commonly expect to happen in a job/from their boss: There will always be a few stars, a bunch of mediocrity, a few slugs, and at least one a-hole. I’ll be working for somebody who is more concerned about their agenda than my interests. Chances are, no one will be willing to listen to […]
Generations Need Each Other Now More Than Ever
Like many others around the world, I attended “virtual church” this past Sunday, as I expect to do for some weeks to come. The church I attend has been livestreaming services for nearly a year, but with virtually (no pun intended) every faith community going online this week, the broadband network was, to use a […]
Piercings, Goatees, and Tats…Oh My!
It was Q&A time after a speech I’d just made to a large audience of small business owners, in a somewhat conservative retail field. As the speech featured some tips on how to be successful engaging younger workers (hint: “Complain that they aren’t like Baby Boomers” was not one of the tips), I wasn’t too surprised by […]
Why No One Wants to “Join” Your Organization
A venerable old institution in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida has just announced that after 48 years, it’s shutting its doors for good. The University Club, a traditional (and I do mean traditional) private city club, or what’s sometimes called a fine dining or business club (think heavy oak carpentry, dry martinis, and waiters in […]
Are the Generations Really All That Different?
Don’t look now, but next year, Generation X turns 50. You may need a moment to process that. But it’s true. Following immediately on the heels of the boomers (those of us born between 1946 and 1964), the eldest members of the first alphabetically labeled generation are already receiving mailbox stuffing solicitations from the AARP. […]
