Generational issues kept coming up in my discussions with executives over the past two weeks. One organization actually asked me to give a talk with the title being “Knowing the Threat!” Their concern – as communications break down between their baby bombers and millennials – was they fear the “brain drain” because boomers are retiring…
The Four R’s of an Olympian Mindset
The 2016 Summer Olympics are a reminder that the ability to bounce back from setbacks is a key characteristic of top performers. Dale Carnegie said, “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” Here are four…
Leaders Must Encourage Employees to Grow or They’ll Go
When Gallup asked employees who were considering a career change or had recently switched employers to rate particular factors that influenced their decisions, the results were a bit surprising. Most employers assume that the primary motivator for a career change is increased income, however as the results show, other factors are more important. According to…
Four Reasons Your Brain Wants You to Book a Vacation
If you’ve ever driven a vehicle to your vacation destination, at some point, you had to refill its tank. Likewise, if you don’t refuel, you will come to a complete stop. The same can be said for your brain—if you don’t take a vacation, eventually you will deplete your brain’s reserve pool of power. Dale…
Four Ways to Conjure Confidence
Do you wish you felt more confident when speaking one-on-one or to a large group of people? If so, you aren’t alone. According to the Wall Street journal, public speaking is the #1 fear in America. Graduates of the Dale Carnegie Course for Effective Communications and Human Relations Skills for Success report that they are…
Time Out!
This week I had the honor of speaking with Joel Peterson, Chairman of the Board of JetBlue Airways and author of the book The 10 Laws of Trust. We were both being interviewed on a business builder radio show in Scranton, Pennsylvania. I was speaking about engagement, then Joel called in a talked about his…
Three Healthy Ways to Handle Stress
There is hope for insomniacs and the super stressed thanks to the mental health movement called positive psychology. Proponents of this movement contend that the stress itself is not the culprit of ill effects such as insomnia, but how people think about it and their resulting reactions. Dale Carnegie said, “It isn’t what you have…
Four Resume Tips to Land the Job Interview
Last week week, Gallup reported that U.S. job creation held steady at an eight-year high in June. The Job Creation index score remains at its high of +33. The score represents 44% of employees who say that their employer is hiring employees and expanding the size of its workforce. More good news—Gallup also reported that…
Time Out!
What’s on your summer reading list? I find people’s perceptions of outwardly successful people to be really interesting. It’s as if they were born at age 50 with a seven figure income and a net worth approaching a billion dollars, and we actually think how lucky they were. I have discovered there are exceptions and…
Three Reasons to Make Mentoring a Priority
Who is your all-time favorite teacher? Most likely, it was someone who took a sincere interest in you and cared deeply about you. This mentor understood your goals and dreams, and did everything possible to help you attain them. You probably still remember his or her wise adages which you apply in your current professional…