Walking Challenge – The Starting Line Just the word “challenge” can send some employees into their best competitive mode and others hiding behind the ficus tree in the break room. That’s why a walking challenge for the benefit of your employee’s health can be a tricky proposition to implement and have high participation rates. The Benefit Company …
Have you ever driven a car with its wheels out of alignment? The ride is smooth at lower speeds, while it shakes vigorously and uncomfortably at higher speeds. Executing strategy in organizations can behave in a similar fashion. If people in a company are misaligned, the ride can begin to feel bumpy at higher speeds …
How many times have you had a great idea, an idea that you thought could change the course of your team, your department, or even your company only to have it shot down? To have the status quo chosen over this beautiful, incredible, amazing idea. Well, I’m here to tell you that your peers or …
In conversations with various people, I find it common for an overarching theme to involve trust. People often ask me what sources of information I trust, who do I trust, and, most importantly, why do I trust. I don’t know if I made this up or read it somewhere, but there’s a statement I am …
Over the past 18 – 24 months, there have been several questions asked almost routinely . . . Can you hear me now or am I still on mute? Do you have toilet tissue in stock? What is Zoom? What is my Purpose? Purpose – the reason for which something is done or …
I recall as a kid getting into a lot of trouble. Harmless trouble, mind you. Growing up in what was then the middle of nowhere in South Fulton County where our nearest neighbor was a half-mile away, there wasn’t much trouble you could get into that harmed other people. Shooting each other with BB guns, …
Our modern culture may define success by job title, monetary wealth, Facebook “likes”, the square footage of our home, the labels on our clothing, a “full” schedule, the symbol on the car we drive, and the shape of our body. Success in our spiritual life may look like: The time we spend helping …
Many of us have heard the following quote by Fred Rogers (aka, Mr. Rogers) . . . “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” We have heard the quote and …
January is the greatest month of the year! That may be an uncommon opinion, but I’m ready to make my case on why January deserves the crown. It may seem like a silly argument to have, but I don’t ever shy away from a good back and forth (just ask my wife). Don’t agree? Add …