by Barry | Jul 26, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Environment, Leadership, Purpose
I find it very interesting on how many of us (myself included) allow other people or circumstances to provide the motivation we need to do the things we need to do. Watching this dynamic for several years in many different environments, I have come to the conclusion...
by Barry | Jul 22, 2013 | Attitude, Communication, Decision Making, Environment, Influence, Leadership, Relationships, Team Chemistry
Where to even begin with the idea of morale. We have all heard the quote; “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Well, what if you don’t? That’s a discussion in itself. What I would like to focus on in this...
by Barry | Jul 15, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Environment, Influence, Leadership, Relationships, Responsibility, Teamwork
Are you engaged at work? Are your employees engaged at work? The more I read and study the idea of employee engagement, the more I have become convinced that engagement is not only the problem of the employer, but the responsibility. For anyone to be engaged in what...
by Barry | Jul 12, 2013 | Attitude, Empowerment, Engagement, Focus, Goals, Leadership, Team Chemistry, Teamwork, Vision
Teamwork is a funny thing. So many times in my life, I have heard phrases like “We need to work as a team,” or “Teamwork makes the dream work.” After giving it some thought, I am not sure I completely buy into that. I think that teamwork is successful when the...
by Barry | Jun 3, 2013 | Attitude, Goals, Inspiration, Leadership, Relationships, Vision
Most of our success in life originated from some person, place or event that inspired us, or did it? I have recently given this idea much thought and I am beginning to believe that it is not where someone has ended up that inspires me, bu the journey they took to get...
by Barry | May 31, 2013 | Attitude, Failure, Leadership
I took part in a great Leadership Live Google Hangout yesterday with some friends and colleagues of mine in the #LeadWithGiants Google+ Community. My friend LaRae Quy co-hosted along with host Dan Forbes. Quy, who spent 24 years as an FBI agent, provided some of her...
