rick137146 hours ago2 minReach Out and Touch Somebody................No Really!Diana Ross and her Motown team got this so right. The fact that we are now told to do the opposite makes it all the more real to me. As a Boomer in a communi...
rick13714Mar 242 minThe Silver Lining Principle - Part 2Whatever good you were seeking , never leaves and silver linings remind us that the best is always ahead!
rick13714Mar 233 minThe Silver Lining Principle - RevisitedA few years ago, following the BP Oil Spill, God sent an inspiration to me in the form of a beautiful sunset on the Bay of the Holy Spirit. The bay was renam...
rick13714Sep 30, 20192 minIt’s not what I do, It’s what I do………. that counts.As a consultant, I discovered that most of my friends have no idea what I do. Most of them have clearly defined jobs or own their business. They find it easy...
rick13714Dec 20, 20162 minBlow Up To Go Up!Are you a linebacker or a balloonist? This question came to me listening to an audiobook while watching conference championship football. The book, The One T...
rick13714Nov 11, 20161 minDriving Miss EntrepreneurIn Exit Planning: The Definitive Guide, John Brown, CEO of BEI, points out the value of becoming Miss Daisy. In 30 years of helping business owners develop e...
rick13714Oct 13, 20161 minWhat I learned from HGTVI have come to realize that a new addition to my business is a fusion of my wife’s favorite HGTV shows. In part of my consulting practice, I serve clients as...
rick13714Sep 5, 20161 minHow to have a Good Day – The day after Labor DayWhen you come across information that combines behavioral science and workplace issues, share it. Here’s the first of several installments on Caroline Webb’s...
rick13714Jul 3, 20161 minAccountability and bucket listsI just finished a triathlon with my son and his wife. For me, it was a bucket lister, given my 15 year retirement from such events; for Sam and Brittany is w...
rick13714Jun 7, 20162 minThe Open Borders CrowdDr. Henry Cloud, in his best-selling Boundaries for Leaders, makes a statement that drives this home. He uses boundaries to describe the behaviors that lead...
rick13714Jul 23, 20151 minIf you don’t know your next performance review results today, READ THIS:)A “deer in the headlights” look was the response I got? What was the question? I asked an employee, who was about to go into his annual performance review, h...
rick13714Jul 21, 20151 minThe Most Misunderstood Question of AllGallup’s Q10 –I have a best friend at work – flies in the face of so many company sacred cows. “We discourage too much fraternization on the job,” or “I keep...
rick13714Jul 19, 20151 minIf You Have a Weak Link, Buy a Better ChainHow many times have you heard, “so and so is the weak link on our team.” Or “Why should I bust my rear when so and so skates and gets the same pay raise as m...
rick13714Jun 30, 20151 minThe Strategic Wisdom of Robert FrostWhat is the message in the following quotes? “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 “Look a...
rick13714May 29, 20151 minEngagement Q7 – I Still Remember Wondering, “What is wrong with me?”In 1978 when Victoria Station retained Blanchard and Associates to assess our leadership team, I was the new Manager of Financial Planning. After a week of h...
rick13714May 21, 20151 minAn Open Door vs. An Open HeartHere’s a throwback tribute to Talking Heads with a twist. Talking Hearts always make sense. #attitude #EmployeeEngagement #ServantLeadership #teambuilding
rick13714Apr 10, 20152 minDo You Go to the GO TO Place Every Day?It’s a question and an opportunity rolled into one for most of us. In working with some clients, I have noted that their industry sectors have challenging bu...
rick13714Mar 4, 20151 minSowing and ReapingFor a few years, I would help a local TV reporter with fill-in comments for his daily news stories. I was his “need a filler” guy. So today, when several app...