Life should be a path of continual growth. For yourself personally. For your team. For your organization. Yet, growth requires understanding where we have come from in relation to where we are going. This understanding requires reflection. As the week comes to an end, are you planning some time to reflect? To look back in … Continue reading Reflection… Good for Your Soul (And Your Team) →

It’s Monday... back to the grind. Back to the office. Back to the details. Back to the uphill climb towards the next goal. Every job has its shining moment. Yet, in order to reach the shining moment, we must persevere through the suck (all the not-so-fun details). Even more, we must embrace the suck. We … Continue reading Embrace The Suck…and Grow →

You know the person. You are thinking of them right now. Negative Nancy. Gloomy Glen. Pessimistic Patty. Bleak Bill. Every team has them. If you don’t know who that person is on your team, you’re it. These are the people who have the ability to walk into any room and suck the air right out … Continue reading 7 Reasons Why You Need Negative People On Your Team →

I am not a sports guy... but I love the Super Bowl. Outside of Christmas and the 4th of July, this might be my favorite “holiday.” The excitement. The competition. The top two teams in nation coming face to face in a battle for the Lombardi trophy. It’s contagious. Yet, my focus every year is … Continue reading “There’s Always Somebody Working Harder Than You” →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOyt0n8XAFQ Culture is a buzzword within the corporate world. Yet, very few people can actually define it. Even more, because most people cannot actually define it, we fail to recognize the importance of culture to our effectiveness, profitability and impact. In this video, JC helps to answer the question, “What is culture?” By answering this … Continue reading What Is Culture? How Do You Sustain It? How Do You Change It? →