My new seminar, called Destiny Discovery is aimed at helping juniors and seniors (in private schools or clubs) find their vocation. One day experience, rooted in science and faith.
For corporations, specializing in conflict rection and customer service. Teacher training for private schools. Now, some online!
Coaching for managers, small business owners, and boards. 5 hours online for CDC Directors
When The Ken Blanchard Companies asked 1,400 people the question “What is the biggest mistake leaders make when working with others?” 41 percent of respondents identified inappropriate communicatio… Source: Infographic: What Is The Biggest Mistake Leaders Make When Working with Others? Ken Blanchard is perhaps the top management guru. His research indicates that these are the…
Announcing a series for Org Strat: summaries of management books. This Spring, for 12 weeks, I will offer summaries of management books in hopes of offering value to my clients/prospects/followers on this site. Often only corporate leaders/management have the leisure to read widely in the latest management literature, but all manger, whether of a CDC…
A lot of my clients are directors in church affiliated centers. So here is an article from Becky Fischer on “connecting” with your senior pastor. Vital issue. And every week, at the beginning of the week, I am going to post something about management. Small business owners and directors alike often spend so much time…
I remember the first time I became a manager, close to 25 years ago. I had established myself as one of the top performers in a team of about a dozen people and was promoted into a supervisory posi… Source: The Number 1 Thing I Wish I’d Known Before Becoming a Manager Small business owners, CDC…
Source: A Serving Heart Doesn’t Always Translate Into Serving Actions—3 Things to Watch For Good thought. Lots of times we talk instead of serve. That is true in many realms. In management, too, listening first, helps us find a way to be truly serviceable. Let me help you with coaching your employees to a higher level…
Source: Are You Focused on Customer Service or Customer Success? Your Mindset Makes All the Difference In early childhood, who is our customer? The child? Or the parent? What happens when goods conflict? What is your mindset?
Someone recently asked me if I liked my life in Lubbock (simple to the bone and very little screen time) or my life in Austin (overwhelmed by screen time and surprisingly hard to do face2face. I said Lubbock! But I like stuff. I want to do more! I am not the person to be giving…
The leaders of The Reformation changed and promoted the idea of vocation so much that it generally is now thought of as theirs. Originally, if one said one felt he or she had a “vocation,” this meant that one was called to religious life, that is, being a priest, monk, or nun. Luther and Calvin…
LISTENING is a huge skill. Clients need to listen to their consultants. If they could listen well enough, then consultants might not be needed. Obviously consultants need to listen wholisitically to clients. Bosses and employees need to listen to each other. All of us need to listen to our bodies/our hearts/ and God. Rushing around,…
My educator friends will enjoy this: let children play out of doors. My non-educator managers might muse on the value of allowing risk taking in business. It is the only way to learn. It’s the only way to have fun. You can’t focus on being sure there is never a mess, and get the best…
