You’re a star player, not just a partner
When you enter the room, I want your number one team to be the team in the room and not the team you represent. I want you to bring that hat or jacket in the room with you, but set it on the back of your chair. Your hat or jacket is NOT you. Your title is not you. You matter because you bring a different perspective individually AND you represent your team.
Purging overused buzzwords (Part 2)
The Big-D hit list: Disrupting the word disruption Purging overused buzzwords is a big step we can take to open our minds to the realities and challenges of succeeding in business today. The problem with business jargon, which most of us use ad nauseam, is that it’s not merely annoying, it carries the real potential […]
Don’t miss your Bernie moment
In every merger or acquisition, there’s a company and set of leaders who “won” or will “win” in terms of their ideas, processes, and culture coming through stronger. Don’t miss your “Bernie Moment”, the opportunity to change minds and align teams.
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.
Top Traits: Fun to Work With
Top Traits: Defining the perfect employees Let’s face it, for most people work is a means to an end. You work so that you can eat, keep your brain active, connect with other people, learn, or reach some apex in your ambitious plan to take over the world…. Whatever the reason, for very few people […]
Top Traits: Pride in Work Product
Top Traits: Defining the perfect employees I had a whole home audio system installed in my Chicago home a few years ago. I spent more than I have ever spent on audio equipment and hired a team of twenty somethings to install it for me. I remember when they came for the install and opened […]
Top Traits: Hard Working AND Talented
Top Traits: Defining the perfect employees Yikes – It has been a while since I blogged and I have an excuse. We are working on some amazing things at Aviva and as part of that I have spent the past few weeks in meetings. Yes, being in meetings can sometimes be a royal P.I.T.A., especially […]