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Growing a Legacy: The Employee Garden
As we say goodbye to Winter and begin to embrace the warmer days of Spring, my thoughts turn to all those activities we enjoy so much and look forward to every year: what kind of garden will we have? This … Continue reading
Updated Book Links
This past weekend, my first published novel – The Anti-Bodies: Heaven Can Wait- was re-issued as an eBook with a new cover. I had been thinking of making the book more readily available than it was for a few years … Continue reading
Farewell to my Spiritual Agile Mentor
Mentors. We all wished we had some to help us navigate the challenges of our chosen professions. Unfortunately, most people aren’t lucky enough to get one, even for a short amount of time. In my career I often found myself … Continue reading
Farewell to The Olde One…
The Savage Knight rose slowly from the ground as the energy surrounding him slowly dissipated. He straightened and removed his helmet, looking intently at the door in front of him. Recognition brought a tired smile to his face and he … Continue reading
Where has the time gone?
I received notification that this blog had failed to load this week and upon attempting to see what was up it pretty much crash and burned. Of course, as I’m aware of how often systems tend to die I didn’t … Continue reading
Old/ New Flash Fiction Piece
As a Writer, once you’ve sold a piece, there usually isn’t a very large time lag before you see it published. Yes, it sometimes happens that the work you sold doesn’t end up getting used for whatever reason (publisher out of … Continue reading
Pixel Project 2016 Father’s Day Campaign
I was asked, for the third year now, to participate in this year’s Pixel Project Father’s Day Campaign. It’s an important campaign but I hadn’t been able to verbalize my thoughts the last couple of years. I’m happy to announce … Continue reading
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Team Goals, Rules, and Strategies
Welcome to the third of three posts on Team Engagement. Here’s where we Sharpen the Saw (as Stephen Covey would say) in regards to keeping Teams focused and productive. Let’s say you’ve managed to Engage your Team, and worked on … Continue reading
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Tagged leadership, teams, teamwork, work
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Tips to Building an Effective Team
To continue from my previous post on A Quick Intro to Team Engagement, here are some of the tips I like to share with new Managers. These are as valid for a team that you are leading as much as … Continue reading
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A Quick Intro to Team Engagement
I have found that when it comes to Teams, the best way to approach them is like an extended family. If you’re lucky enough to be the one pulling in or creating a team, you can pretty much ensure that … Continue reading
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Tagged leadership, teams, teamwork, work
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