It is known by many names. In the U.S. Army it is called the after-action review or AAR. In business...
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Dealing With Negativity in the Workplace (Examples Included) … Think about the people you’ve worked with over your adult years. Depending...
6 Ways Leadership Could Make You a Better Entrepreneur … Entrepreneurs are, by their very nature, big picture people. They can clearly see, and define, the result they are after, and who’ll be affected. They know exactly where they are heading. Believe me, I am one of those entrepreneurs who...
I’m sitting in the Delta lounge in Atlanta’s International Concourse F, awaiting a night flight to Dubai. A thought comes...
Why Leadership is the secret ingredient … Every business needs at least one Leader. Logically, businesses with multiple departments need...
Could Our World End If Emotional Intelligence Disappeared? “If you are tuned out of your own emotions, you will be poor at reading them in other people” – Daniel Goleman. Leadership is an important skill to develop if you want to succeed in your chosen profession. You don’t need to...
Running a business is so multifaceted, it may start to feel like what you really are is a professional juggler....
Why analytical thinking is important: People with analytical thinking skills are in demand. There are typical business situations where we...
As my regular readers know, I occasionally inject a “non-finance” article into the world that is The Retirement Manifesto. It’s intentional, and driven by my belief that “Helping Others Achieve A Truly Great Retirement” (my byline) requires us all to think beyond the financial issues in our lives. Call me...
The one understated quote by Dr Martin Luther King Jr. with a powerful meaning. Occasionally in life, there are those...
Why being optimistic and thinking positively is vital in business and life. You might be thinking “why would I want...
Why do challenges and struggles make some people stronger and make others weaker? How is it that some teams/people come back from devastating defeats while others simply give up? What are the keys that unlock potential? These are the questions that former Navy SEAL Dennis McCormack and co-authors George Everly...
Customer support is very important for every business. On the one hand, it helps to solve customers’ issues connected with your...
The word genius brings to mind great people like Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. Many write off genius capabilities as...
Over the past week, I’ve read several recent studies on depression in retirement. The findings are concerning. It turns out that depression in retirement is a surprisingly common problem, with one study citing that retirement increases the probability of depression by about 40 per cent. Another cites the highest increase...
How to keep customers loyal by using handwritten thank you cards. When I started working for Ben Bridge Jeweler in...
What, you may wonder, do Retirement Planning and Swiss Trains have in common? Very little, it turns out, and that‘s...
Examples of operational rhythm in business management and leadership. Take two metronomes and place them at opposite ends of a room. Set them in motion and watch what happens. Both tick away in each other’s own separate rhythm, never aligning or getting in sync with each other. But, place both...
I posted the above quote from Henry David Thoreau on my Instagram account today. It makes me think, and I...
There’s a special place at the end of my road – a place where time stands still. Or does it?...
