How often have you said this, or heard someone say this? “I don’t think my team has bought in.” “My people don’t seem to be aligned.” “They are not engaged they are just not all in.” “How do I get them to be accountable?” Here are some observations I have…
Have you ever talked to someone about their short and curt communication style and heard them say, “I don’t have time to worry about that”? Let me call BS on that (Belief System). When someone is uncivil, or their tone is not connecting, our brains are hijacked. The reptilian brain…
The trend in the talent development community (HR) is to look for individuals with a cultural fit. What does that mean? Does it mean: We all get along? We look think and act alike? We share the same values? Does anyone see what’s wrong with this list? Do we need…
I was driving home from Toastmasters the other night and talking with my wife when she said what is it that keeps you going back after twelve years? The word Love sprang to mind. You see in my home club there is no doubt that every one there is there…
When I encounter a business that demonstrates delivery of their goods or services in an elegant manner I like to acknowledge that they “get” it. Recently, Whole Foods did this. As many of you know, merchants are pushing more and more of their coupons on line. There are a number…
I was at a conference recently and the speaker said, “A little integrity goes a long way.” Really? What is a little integrity? How much is enough?
Meanwhile back at the conference everyone was buzzing and nodding their heads. This indicated that they too felt that “a little integrity goes a long way”.
Websters Dictonary defines integrity as follows
INTEGRITY
1: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
2: an unimpaired condition …
