Did you see the new story last week about Shoichi Nakagawa, the Japanese Finance Minister stepping down? At a recent news conference he was so drunk he could hardly speak and or hold up his head. Apparently Japan is suffering it’s worst period economically since 1974. Still, that’s no excuse for behaving unprofessionally. Nakagawa’s behavior [...]

One of my clients has worked for the same family-owned business for over 25 years. Although she’s not one of the family members, she’s a hardworking executive, truly dedicated to the company’s success. I was shocked to learn recently that she’s never had a review in all that time. Another one of my clients works [...]

A colleague of mine highly recommended Dan Sullivan’s How The Best Get Better, an audio/booklet package. Dan shares six concepts and six strategies that truly get right to the core of how to focus strategically and thrive in the 21st century. With Strategy #5 he discussed what he calls the referability habits. No matter what [...]

Let’s say you’re the CFO of a real estate development company in Houston. Let’s say you and your team has been working their tails off for many months. Let’s say it’s an absolutely gorgeous spring day, in the low 70′s, no humidity. Well, if you’re like this client of mine (who gave me permission to [...]