Leadership and life lessons from 30+ years in the trenches.
I usually suck at interviewing when it comes to hiring someone. The main problem: I talk too much. Many times, I find myself “selling” the prospective team member on the company and the position, rather than doing a proper investigation. While the prospect may end up “sold,” I have failed. After about a week, I wonder, “What have I done?” After …
With Father’s Day coming up this Sunday, I ran across the following conversation on Facebook. I am changing the names of those in the conversation (I only know one of the commenters), but I believe you will find it interesting nonetheless. Please forgive the grammar/spelling. After all, it’s Facebook. Status Poster: Gah that little boy sure does know how to …
I once heard Seth Godin say, “They aren’t rejecting you. They are rejecting your story.” As someone who is in the sales business (and aren’t we all?) I began to think long and hard about “my story.” We all have a narrative continuously running in our heads. This narrative can influence us in many ways. It can cause us to …
A friend of mine overheard a conversation in the lobby of a local business recently. A man was asking about the delivery of a requested product and the receptionist, the chief of first impressions, was less than understanding. “We don’t even know what your house looks like,” the receptionist said. The defensiveness in the tone of the receptionist caused the …
While von vacation with my family at the home of my sister-in-law and her husband, I tried to disconnect as much as possible. That being said, I found myself checking emails each morning and forwarding things to be handled, etc. in my absence. This routine left the rest of my day to enjoy time away from work. One morning, while …
Love music? Share it with your team I have a dock in my office for my iPad and iPhone. Most of the time it is quietly charging my “must-have” devices. However, one morning I decided to listen to some music. So I launched the Pandora app, chose “Journey Radio” and turned up the volume just a little. That’s when it …
Dave kicks of the Driving with Dave show. In this episode, he talks about what can be done during commutes, driving trips, etc.
by David Specht I have a 40-minute commute to work each day. For the longest time, I would listen to news/sports/talk radio while I drove. Not any more. As someone who wants to grow and improve, I realized I was wasting a valuable opportunity in the car. Most podcasts are updated each week at the most. Therefore you can listen to …
