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Extra Points: Seven Deadly Words
We have always done it that way. Those seven words are deadly to an organization. Yet that thinking and behavior is common in companies of all sizes. Why? Humans fear change. You may hear people - including yourself - say that they don't like change; or that it's...
Extra Points: Leadership is Empathy
Serena Williams is arguably the best female tennis player of all time; heck she may challenge Roger Federer as the greatest tennis player of either gender. She lost the US Open Championship on Saturday in what became a highly chaotic and confrontational scene...
Extra Points: Labor Day Special
Thank you people I will never see again. Thank you for your "labor of generosity." Last Friday, we were helping our daughter move apartments. We had borrowed a truck for the move and I had been driving it all day through a couple of trips. On the final leg, as I was...
Shrimp Tank Podcast: Bill Perigrine
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Extra Points: What’s That You Say?
As the Youth Exchange Officer for my Rotary Club, I get the honor of helping to pick up our inbound exchange student every summer. This student will stay a year with families from our club and have an exciting time. This year, we have a young man from Thailand. I was...
Extra Points: Not A Robot
Lexi Thompson is one of the premiere women golfers in the world. At only 23 years old, she's already amassed remarkable accomplishments on and off the course. Earlier this year, she shocked the golf world by taking a month-long hiatus in the middle of the year,...
Extra Points: Not A Robot
Lexi Thompson is one of the premiere women golfers in the world. At only 23 years old, she's already amassed remarkable accomplishments on and off the course. Earlier this year, she shocked the golf world by taking a month-long hiatus in the middle of the year,...
LinkedIn Learning Course Now Available
I'm thrilled to announce that my LinkedIn Learning course is now available! The title is: Protecting Profitability by Reducing Financial Risk The course is just under two hours in duration, broken up through 28 3-4 minute videos to make it easier to watch and learn....
Extra Points: The Next One
I regularly begin coaching and mentoring sessions with clients by asking this question, “What’s the most important thing we need to talk about today? While we may have a pre-determined agenda, often things come up in the course of a week or even a day that become more...
