Productivity Tip: Amazon’s Two Pizza Rule
Amazon's "two-pizza" rule is fantastic. You should be following this and it's a simple one. "While, sadly, the rule does not mandate that pizza be present at meetings, it does mean that Bezos won’t call a meeting, or even go to a meeting, if two pizzas wouldn’t feed...
One Exercise Leaders and Managers Can Do to Boost Their Morale
Here is one, great way for managers and leaders to boost their motivation during this challenging time. I have them write gratitude notes to their team about one specific, unique thing that person does and share what the impact is. Either start with their team from...
Why Successful Companies are Shifting to a Talent Network (And What is it)
Developing a high-performing engaged workplace is changing from the hierarchial, reporting structure (with cross-functional teams as side projects) to viewing a company as a "talent network" where skills and experience are shared. You still have a job/role, but you...
HR Social Hour Episode #93 -Jon Thurmond & Wendy Dailey Chat with Jason Treu
Fantastic time on the HR Social Hour podcast with the incredibly talented Jon Thurmond and Wendy Dailey. We discussed culture, employee experience and engagement, teamwork, team building, building trust, my game Cards Against Mundanity, and much more. I also shared...
Why Retailers Holiday Return Policy Makes Zero Sense
Customer returns are a big deal with more than 48% of shoppers returning a holiday purchase and shoppers with a poor return experience are three times LESS LIKELY to shop with that merchant ever again. So it makes sense to have an extended window for holiday return....
How to be a Career Changing Mentor
Here’s an excellent article on how to be a career changing mentor. Every mentor wants to positively impact and share their wisdom and lesson learned with their mentees. The challenge is they aren’t exactly sure how to do it. There is a skill and art to conducting a...
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Top Leadership Training & Coaching Services Provider by Texas Lawyer Magazine Grateful to be recognized for the second year by Texas Lawyer Magazine ( https://www.law.com/texaslawyer ) for being the Top Leadership Training & Executive Coaching Services...
AirPods Pro vs AirPods v2 vs Powerbeats Pro Review (Which Should You Get?)
Wireless ear buds are incredibly useful and a business essential item. The challenge is what to get? Well, I’ve spent countless hours using them and talking to dozens of users. Here is your review guide to choose between AirPods Pro, AirPods V2 and Powerbeats Pro....
Why Leaders Need to Vulnerably Open Up About Failure
Failure is almost always spoken about in the past tense. That creates an artificial safety net. There isn’t true vulnerability in that. Love this article (“Opening Up About Startup Failures and Vulnerability”) in “First Round” that goes into it. Read on. Leaders,...
Example of Great, Inspiring Company Values by CEO of Twilio
Excellent post on creating great company values (versus lame ones) & challenges behind “living them” by the Twilio CEO. Encourage you to check out the article below. “CULTURE is a word that Silicon Valley and startups everywhere toss around all the time,” says...
Employee Performance Issues: How Root Cause Analysis Can Move Employees Forward
An underperforming employee can drag the entire team down and create unnecessary drama and tension. It could be things such as missing deadlines, not thinking strategically, poor communication, missing goals, or many other things. The "knee jerk" reaction for many...
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