The past week has seen a flurry of activity as major league baseball teams have scurried around to find that one or two missing pieces they feel they need for a run to the playoffs. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cleveland and Texas...
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Focus on The Performers, Not The Non-Performers
It can be easy to fall into the trap of spending more and more attention on those who are not performing in your organization. It's human nature to want to bring the best out in all of your people, but...
Creating a Charity for Debilitating Left Hand Injuries in Drivers
After driving around visiting family and clients this week and putting about 700 miles of driving on my car in just a few days, I witnessed a troubling epidemic on the roads. Apparently, we have an issue with drivers who...
Getting Up Out of Your Seat At a Baseball Game or Concert
July is here and for me that usually means it is peak season for baseball, concerts, and idiots. Nothing has ticked me off more recently than the propensity for people who are "settled in" to their seats to not move...
Staffing for Vendors at Baseball Games
I was down at Citi Field last night for a hot night of baseball. Getting there early after my last appointment, I was pretty amazed that there were no vendors outside the stadium (even as late at 90 minutes before...
The Pissing Contest and Other Time Wasters
I've enjoyed working with a few bosses who bring up the term "pissing contest" when people fight over silly things at work. Workplace crisis can develop when too many "pissing contests" take place and when trust is at a low....
Career Choices and Colleges – Part 2 – by Kellie Rowan
A lot of my friends are still majoring in something they hate. Why? Because colleges aren't helping with this problem at all. I figured this out just by talking to my parents. When they were in school, colleges were pretty...
Career Choices and Colleges – Part 1 – by Kellie Rowan
It seems like I can't turn on my television anymore without being bombarded by facts about our how terrible our economy is doing and how much worse unemployment got that day. As a college student, this is pretty scary. When...
Managing Your Time and Resources as a Consultant or Solopreneur
I attended a very engaging breakfast this morning as a member of The Consulting Alliance. Leading the discussion today was Bill Polk, whose topic for the day was "Is This Still Where We Want to Be Going?" In today's session,...
Are You a Weirdo or a Creep in Business?
I asked my nephew he knew the difference between a weirdo and a creep. He (for once), didn't have a witty answer for me. I told him a weirdo is someone who thinks differently, has an edge, and is memorable,...