7 Barriers to communication and a lesson from YouTube
7 Barriers to communication and a lesson from YouTube Barriers to communication can be removed! Ask employees in any workplace what the company’s biggest internal problem is and the majority will say without hesitation, “communication,” (insert eye rolling and...
Why you can’t afford to have poor communication in your business or organization
We start with a story… There was a young man driving his car home on the expressway one evening, when he heard a loud bang and felt his left rear tire blow out. He pulled the car over on the shoulder of the expressway, got out, and saw that he had a flat tire....
“What? Are you trying to teach me something?” The link between organizational learning and polar bears
Let me tell you a tale of two species… I was at a conference recently and one of the participants shared this story with me. “So, I went to the CEO and I said, ‘We have to start learning to stay current in today’s economy.’ The CEO said, ‘Ya, why? I’m making money so...
The power of a true vacation, and why you should harness it
“You can’t do a good job if a job is all you do.” – Artifact Uprising “A vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work.” – Morris Fishbein I have a confession to make. Since I started my business 10 years ago I have only taken one vacation – ONE...
Overcoming talent blindness
The Webster dictionary defines talent as “a special ability that allows a person to do something well.” We all have some special abilities that help us do things well and we are actually full of latent, undeveloped talents Why learn to see talent in...
