Leaders: What Ever Happened to Excuse Me?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Anil Saxena

What happened to polite people? It seems that over the years, people have continuously treated people worse. Rudeness and incivility affect people in a deeper level, and especially affect their performance in the workplace. A recent incident of “over-the-top rudeness” made me relate rudeness and incivility to not only strangers in public, but between coworkers. [...]

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Top Gun Leadership: You Are Not Alone

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Andy Uskavitch

From the 1986 movie Top Gun: “- Maverick, call the ball.” “- Roger.  Maverick has the ball.” Even though you may think that you re in charge and that you are the only thing that matters, you need to take a look around you and think again . . . Because you’re wrong. You Are [...]

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Hey Boy, Where’s Your Lanyard?

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Anil Saxena

During a recent project, I ran into an issue that worried me. Not because of the issue itself, but rather for what it represents. A really big deal was made about wearing the security badge ID’s on a lanyard and not on our belts. The Lanyard Decree After the “lanyard decree,”  lanyards were distributed throughout [...]

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Take Me To Your Leader

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Andy Uskavitch

Okay. How many of you just read the title of this blogacle sounding like an alien or a robot?  C’mon, I know you did. That “joke” has been around for so long, it’s just become a habit.  Kind of like our own greetings to one another. “Good morning.”  “Morning.”  “Good afternoon.”  “How ya doin?”  We [...]

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John Wooden’s Winning Principles

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Kristi Royse

I have always been a BIG follower of John Wooden! I have read every book on him and have worked to apply his principles to my business, my relationships, and my life. A Standard of Excellence I recently came across this INCREDIBLE strategy of standards of excellence and code of conduct to find happiness. I now [...]

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Psst – You Want to Know a Secret?

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Andy Uskavitch

Anybody looking? Can anyone hear us? Good, then let me tell you a secret. Here it is . . . There Are No Secrets! That’s right. There are NO secrets to good leadership. There have been thousands of books written on “the secret”. But if it were such a secret, wouldn’t you think that there [...]

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Leadership Follies – Avoiding the Customer at All Costs

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Anil Saxena

“What does it matter? If I get it done by Monday, that’s not going to make or break us.” In the hyper-competitive world of work, it does not seem logical that anyone would not feel a sense of panic or anxiety when it comes to customers.  Based on the recent economic downturn, people should see [...]

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