"...If I can't see you, I can't control you. If I can't see you, how do I know you're working? Many believe that they are not getting the value or the productivity out of their employees if they are not in the office. What this thinking shows is that employers don't have any trust in their employees. Many subscribe to the old holdout that culture is made by forcing people to sit next to their colleagues in an … [Read more...]

"...the reality is that 99 percent of all leadership occurs not from the top but from the middle of an organization. Not everyone understands what it means to influence others in every direction - those you work for, the people who are on the same level with you, and those that work for you. Some people are good at leading the members of their own team, but they seem to alienate the leaders in other departments of … [Read more...]

"...never, ever stop worrying about your business.  Why? Because when it comes to business and most everything else in life, there is a paddle for everybody's ass. And you never know when it's coming or where it's coming from. By a paddle, I mean that there is always a force out there, something that's taking square aim at your business's success and growth. You need to start worrying, anticipating, planning … [Read more...]

"None of us are immune to the growing cacophony of distractions all around us. Over the last few years, I've asked many people a simple question: Are there more or fewer distractions in our world today than there were ten years ago? The answer is always a resounding, 'More'!  We all feel it. And we are drowning in them everywhere we go. It's a problem in the workplace as employees face a distraction epidemic. In … [Read more...]