Insights

Leading is Easier when you Hire the Right Employee

Leading is a lot easier when you hire the right employee. Here is my three pronged interview approach that helps me find them.

Five Reasons to Attend Pressnomics This Year

Since I never wrote a recap of last year's Pressnomics, I thought I would just give you the quick skinny on why you should plan to attend this year.

How to use my Contact Form

I get a lot of email via my contact form. I thought I would give you some quick tips on how to best "engage" me.

Virtual Teams: The WordCamp Edition

I've presented this talk at two WordCamps in Los Angeles (2012) and Phoenix (2013). It's focused on how to help virtual teams work more effectively.

Scaffolding: Nothing Good Comes Easy

High performers who pursue mastery do it by leveraging the art of scaffolding.

You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!

Are you over-promising again? Want the truth? Chances are you can't handle the truth. You need others. Start learning to collaborate. Right now!

You need Productive Downtime

If you wan to be a high performer, you need to know when to get your rest. I call it my productive downtime and for me it's from 3-4 pm. When's yours?

Throw Away Your New Year’s Resolutions

Are you writing your New Year's resolutions? Stop. Throw them away. They didn't work last year, why would they work this year?

Be Generous

Want to build the foundation for success in 2013? Here's the one thing to hold on to: Be Generous!

Are you managing high performers the right way?

I know managing high performers isn't easy. Sometimes it feels so tough you wish you had a team of average folks. Well here are four mistakes to avoid.