One Thing I’ve Done to Stay Focused in 2017
American author Bill Vaughan once wrote, “An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure...


How to Build Accountability to Avoid the Hall of Blame
Listen. Can you hear it? There is someone around you not taking the blame for something in their life. In fact, you hear it everywhere...


The Hidden Reason You Need to Write Down Your 2016 Goals
A common ritual for many people this time of year is to take some time to plan for the New Year.We often take a look at where we are and...


What Do People Whisper About You (When You Leave a Room)
December is one of my favorite months of the year. The energy and spirit in the air for the holidays is always a rush, and the...


How Are You Using the Extra Hour in Your Day?
Twice a year we follow this silly ritual of turning our clocks forward and backward. We follow this ridiculous ritual as a result of...


One Simple Way to Improve Your Day
Bad news. Disappointing news. Turn on any television news channel first thing in the morning and you’ll get a giant heap of both. Open a...


How to Rebuild a Team to Maximize Organizational Success
Over the years I’ve had the good fortune to work with some incredible companies. Some had great teams in place, but they struggled to...


Why Should I Care About Celebrating Success?
I love a good celebration. Whether we’re celebrating a birthday, a holiday, a milestone, a promotion, a friendship, an accomplishment, or...


The Destruction of Being Right
We need to be right. It feels good, and validates our self-worth. We’ll knowingly suffer the negative consequences of broken...


From Anger to Passion
In my book Living for the Weekday, I share my thoughts on how employees can contribute to a culture of engagement in travel around the...

