A Tale of Two Employees
“I hate going to work everyday,” he quickly admitted after our call had just begun. “It’s like they know I’m needed to fill a spot but I don’t feel needed in any other way. It’s like they don’t see what I could bring, my unique skillset and experience. I don’t know how much longer […]
Promise to The Work Family
Years ago, before I had kids, I was at a friend’s home and remember watching him with his little ones before sending them off to school. The whole family put their hands in the circle, hand over hand, as they shouted altogether, “Gooooooo TEAM!” I thought: Well, that’s corny. But cute, too. Now with […]
Another Kid’s School Concert
By December 10th our family had already been to 7 holiday concerts between school, community events, and church. This past week we faithfully trudged to yet another one…I’m just assuming you’re experiencing the same thing at this time of year! After my daughter’s dance number was over (hers was the first one) we had […]
Gratitude
The box on our porch was so big I needed to have help bringing it in the house. Excited and surprised, we wondered what it could be. As our family tore into the paper filling we unveiled the yummiest, tastiest, most thoughtful gift we could imagine: Scones, Muffins, Jams & Jellies, Honey & Flavored Butter, […]
The Break Dancing Maintenance Technician Promise
Recently I spoke in New Orleans to a wonderful group who had partied hard the night before I gave the Closing Keynote Speech. Although tired, they were still a very fun group and energized. Everyone was talking about their peer who had revealed his incredible moves and “Break Dancing” at their evening party. They […]
The Promise to The Family
I’ll never forget the moment I realized I was the ultimate hypocrite. On a Daddy-Son Day with my then 3-year old boy, Romney, as I posted a photo on Facebook of us having a great time on our first outing just he and I, it occurred to me the very thought: This is what […]
Clarify – Recognize Greatness on the Work Family
Clarify – the 2nd step of the Signature Moves Process. IDENTIFY CLARIFY MAGNIFY How do we help others discover and clarify their contribution to the team? We tell them as often as possible. We congratulate them on a job well done. We acknowledge greatness every chance we get. The Work Family is a […]
The Officer and the Car Seat
Tell me you’ve heard this one before: Officer pulls over driver. Driver claims innocence and challenges of life. Officer sees little children in the backseat without car seats. Officer has sympathy as a father himself, takes driver and family to store to buy car seats with his own money, installs them himself, ensuring the safety […]
The Epic Adventure Promise
“Dad, I don’t know how to do this! I don’t want to die!” yelled my son as he dropped over the cliff. Yes, this was my son’s first time on a rappelling rope, about to go on an 80-foot cliffhanger. As I coached him down I prayed he’d hang on with that brake […]
The Promise: Pioneer TREK
“Your calling is to walk 32 miles over 4 days acting as Ma & Pa to 9 kids you’ve never met, everyone dressed in vintage 1840’s clothing you’ll make yourself, while pulling a handcart weighing between 800-1,000 lbs, to re-enact the Pioneers crossing the upper plains of Wyoming arriving into Utah.” I don’t know […]