Hire for character and values
If you are going to make a significant hiring decision, why not spend the extra time to make it the right decision. Hire for “fit” for character and values. You will be happier. they will be happier. And, the company will benefit for the extra time you took.
My Personal Ten Commandments
Your job will change. Your circle of friends will evolve. But your core values and principles should be consistent. And there should be certain things about which you refuse to compromise. Here are my personal Ten Commandments.
Expectations of Senior Leaders
The crux of the message is this: You are the leaders of this organization and hold the keys to success. When given a role as a leader, you must immediately transform yourself from an individual contributor that must manage up, to a leader that must manage up, down, and sideways. Here is what I expect of my senior leaders.
A new year resolution you can keep
So now it’s time to start a new year. What are you going to include in your new year resolution? Here is what I would suggest.
My #SoapBox: Put down your smartphones
Could it be that your Mr or Mrs Right is standing in front of you at Starbucks or Protein Bar? Put down your smartphones people. Let me repeat. Put down your smartphone. Well, after you read this blog of course. Every morning, I stand in line at Starbucks waiting for my daily grande black eye […]
#TechNotes: Mind your quadrants please
We need to discuss and determine which tool can best help us answer specific questions at the optimal cost to value ratio for our current and immediate future needs. Not just follow a quadrant.
Trust, Accountability, Empowerment: All that matters
Building relationships based on respect People who have worked with me before have heard me on this particular soapbox quite a bit and for those I will suggest maybe they don’t need to read this particular blog. There will be nothing new here. That said, it is perhaps because I continue to hear stories from […]