I read a blog recently that in this new generation of leadership, the performance review is outdated. I actually agree with that but it got me thinking. What is not outdated is strong, timely feedback. What is not outdated, is leaders sharing their perspective. What is not outdated is receiving guidance based on years of
I was speaking with a client the other day and they told me that one of their executives is incredibly good at their job, but they are undermining some of their decisions and doing so by rallying their team to their position. He went on to say that this executive is very interested in the
Father Christmas. Santa Claus. Or as I’ve always known him: Jeff. You hate me; you want to kill me! Well, go on! Kill me! KILL ME! The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things.…hey.…the good things don’t always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things
Lisa, vampires are make-believe, like elves, gremlins, and Eskimos. We started out like Romeo and Juliet, but it ended up in tragedy. Attempted murder? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel Prize for attempted chemistry? Get ready, skanks! It’s time for the truth train! Books are useless!
Chocolate. There are few foods that people feel as passionate about — a passion that goes beyond a love for the “sweetness” of most candies or desserts: after all, few people crave caramel, whipped cream, or bubble gum. For the true chocoholic, just thinking about chocolate can evoke a pleasurable response.
Indulging in savory fruits and vegetables and warm, spicy baked goods is one of the season’s great pleasures. But did you know that this cornucopia also can benefit your beauty routine? In fact, the very ingredients that are hallmarks of your holiday meals are extremely effective skin remedies.
Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate? How do you know she is a witch? On second thoughts, let’s not go there. It is a silly place. Where’d you get the coconuts? Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help, help, I’m being repressed!
Occasionally the desire for verisimilitude leads the artist in extreme directions: because the Irish maid in the “Amber” project was diagnosed with hysterical blindness, Häussler blindfolded herself to create some of the objects in the installation.
Good salespeople, and leaders, know that when meeting with customers, it is all about listening. When we dominate the conversation, we learn little from our customers. And, with that very valuable time that we have to spend with our customers, it is all about learning their needs. But there are questions and there are questions.
That important first meeting That important first introduction Developing the relationship Those early moments of first impressions matter so much; and yet I see all too often how people struggle with the decorum of meeting people. All too often they become familiar too fast. For me it is simple. If you are going to err,
