I watched several extended families locally choose to consolidate their monthly rent or a mortgage payment by living with aunts and uncles, parents or grandparents, and even great grandparents.
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I know two retail store owners who learned different lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first was caught by surprise.
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We tend to expect those the same age as us to hold similar values, views, attitudes, opinions, and behaviors. Sticking to our age cohorts results in comfortable familiarity.
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Why does one person let his team down, while another sacrifices even more? Believe it or not, teamwork is motivating for some, but demotivating for others
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I recently ran across this short piece by Shane Parish. Shane makes me think more clearly. He boils down the difference between amateurs and professionals as a mindset.
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Here’s to the underdogs. The ones who fail to show up on most people’s radar but the ones who bloom later and often make a huge difference in the end. Don’t stop betting on them.
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As I spot “Help Wanted” signs on the windows of many establishments today, I often consider the qualities young job seekers should learn.
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I just made a discovery. For the first time in my lifetime, I realized I know people who are from seven sociological generations.
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I had an epiphany a few years ago while sitting in the green room right before I spoke at a conference. There were sixteen CEOs in the room, and I decided to turn the moment into an instant focus group. I asked these men and women if they believed that leading a team today is harder than it was when they first learned to lead. Everyone in the room, to the person, said, “Absolutely!” One of them replied, “110%!”
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If something has surfaced after two years of a pandemic, it’s the polarization of people into camps. I don’t mean political or ideological camps regarding masks, vaccines, and conspiracies. I mean camps that represent mindsets: pessimists, optimists, and leaders.
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