When you apply to a new job or a promotion, you will submit your resume and cover letter.  This has everything that you believe the hiring manager would want to see.  You sit back feeling confident that you’ve provided the best vi...

Many people ask, “do I need an MBA to be a good manager”?  My short answer is “no”.  My long answer is also no. But…

First, what is an MBA? It stands for Masters in Business Administration.

The Pros for getting your MBA ar...

I recently had a long-time subscriber and reach out to me regarding a co-worker saying things that were inappropriate.  To listen to the FULL situation and my response scroll down and grab the link to the podcast.

Should you h...

Sometimes we as leaders think we just need to manage our teams well and the day will be great. Sometimes we don’t think there will come a moment where we need to manage our managers or what some call “managing up”. But here we are...

So, you’re the new guy or gal on the job. You are thrilled to be taking on this leadership role but there is 1 problem… You have some staff who are way older than you and/or are WAY more experienced in the field than you.

What...

I’ve said these MANY times in many videos… management is NOT hard. If you know and use these 2 powerful words back-to-back you will find that it is rather easy.  What are these words you ask? Sit down, are you ready?

The 2 pow...

In this blog post I want to talk about speaking with confidence. Now I see it as there are two types of speaking in public. The first is When you are out and about. You're at a wedding, you're at a dinner and it's just a casual or...

Imagine going into work, you're leading the team, but you realize that most of the team hates you or they just, they're not very fond of you. Let's not use hate, hate can be a harsh word, but let's say that your team, they're not ...