Chrysler and GM will emerge from bankruptcy with completely new looks. The logic is that the new Chrysler and the new GM will be in a much better position to compete companies like Toyota. As GM vice chairman Bob Lutz put it, “We will be smaller, leaner and we’re going to be a powerhouse.” Unfortunately,…
We’ve known for nearly a century that the better you treat people, the harder they’ll work. It’s a pretty straightforward relationship. This being the case, it seems logical to conclude that the job of every team leader, supervisor, manager and executive should be to treat their employees as well as possible so they become excited…
Several years ago, when I was conducting a seminar in Atlanta, one of the participants stood up and asked, “how come there aren’t more millionaires?” As I mulled this question around in my mind, it began to occur to me that the reason there aren’t more millionaires, or highly successful people in any endeavor for that…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Instant Turnaround!–I Want Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder USA Today recently ran a review of a new book written by Dr. Stuart Brown, a 76 year old psychiatrist, titled, Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul. According to Dr. Brown, play…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Instant Turnaround!-I Want Your Success Stories-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder It’s a fact of life, when you’re nice to people, they’re nice back–it’s called The Law of Reciprocity. And, the more people you’re nice to, the more people you have out there who are looking for an opportunity to…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Instant Turnaround!-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder During these difficult economic times, we have stressors in the form of bad news coming at us from many directions. As a result, people are likely to show up for work tense and on edge; ready to vent their frustration…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder-The First Review of Instant Turnaround!–Instant Turnaround!-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder My wife has conducted a fair number of job interviews in recent years. One of the questions she always asks is: “What kind of supervisor do you prefer?” Never once has anyone said, “I’d love to be micromanaged.” …
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–The 100 Best Business Books of All Time-Feedback From a Subscriber-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder Having fun at work suffers from an image problem; hence it gets no respect. It has come to imply that you’re goofing off or messing around instead of attending to the business at hand. Well, that’s simply…
In This Issue -My Weekly Reminder–Instant Turnaround!-Feedback From Subscribers-Pass it on My Weekly Reminder It’s a fact of life; if you follow the crowd, you’ll never be highly successful. On the other hand, the minute you step away from the crowd, you invite criticism–people judge you and make disparaging remarks about your ideas and dreams…
Recently, I was walking across the parking lot toward the Trader Joe’s near my home. It was a gorgeous Arizona day and I was in a terrific mood, so I enthusiastically greeted every person I passed. One woman I greeted sarcastically said back to me: “You must not have any money in the stock market;…