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October 28, 2020 By Mike 1 Comment

Can’t Wait For the ‘Old Normal’ of Work to return? Don’t Count On It and That’s Not All Bad

With each day, week or month that passes more and more of us are chomping at the bit for the return of normalcy related to our work among other aspects of our lives.  Being able to go to our offices, having children back in a real classroom, being able to openly socialize and in general, Read More

Filed Under: Management Culture

August 21, 2019 By Mike 3 Comments

Political Polarization Comes to the Workplace … The Good and the Bad

It is frequently said that never, in the past several decades has our country ever experienced the degree of political polarization than that which exists today.  What used to be the ability to have civil conversations with friends and family about our different views and the reasons for them, has, for many, gone out the Read More

Filed Under: Effective Teams, Management Culture

April 6, 2016 By Mike 1 Comment

When the Boss is Like A Bull in a China Shop

Chances are that as it relates to the work we do, we have  come face to face with a version of the bull in the china shop.  We can’t help but to be aware of it … its’ presence … and its’ impact.  And whether the impact created is the desirable and intended one is Read More

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February 17, 2016 By Mike Leave a Comment

Litmus Paper … An Inexpensive Way to Save Customers

What’s going on? Three times since the start of this year I have been coaching clients who shared the news that they had just lost an account. And not just any  account. It was their biggest or their most profitable or their longest held. One client tried to laugh it off. Another was simply angry Read More

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March 19, 2015 By Mike Leave a Comment

Part II – Managing … From A Distance

  My last blog post addressed the issue related to being an employee in an organization who reports to or works with someone in another company location … many miles and time zones away..  The fact is that there are real challenges to juggling the demands of this kind of job while still working to Read More

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