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The Key to Prevent A Hiring Melt Down
Melt downs are catastrophic for nuclear reactors. A hiring melt down will also destroy morale and teamwork when we hire someone prone to melt down under duress or crisis. When I joined Steverson & Company to start the accounting search and contract...
Take Off The Interview Blinders: How to Make More Accurate Hiring Decisions
Have you ever hired someone who blew your socks off in the interview, yet when they showed up for work they seemed more like the evil twin sister? I once hired someone who moved to Houston from Arkansas for a recruiting position in my company. She was animated...
3 Defining Traits: Why Expert Is An Attitude, Not A Title
A self-proclaimed expert once tried to sell me a new software system. It was fun to play with him for a few minutes, for me the time spent was very entertaining. Based on the number of calls and emails I receive, my name must hit most of the lists being passed...
The Greatest Tool to Create Impact at Work & Home
One morning at a breakfast meeting, I was determined to exercise my will power and determination by walking past the counter with the fresh baked pastries, homemade donuts, pies and cookies. It turned out to be an easier task than I originally had envisioned...
What Steve Jobs Can Teach Us About Passion & Purpose
It’s not often that the death of someone touches as many lives as Steve Jobs. Reading comments on the Internet verify how countless people felt some type of connection to this technology wunderkind. The emphasis in commentary on the life-changing technical...
5 Ingredients That Ignite Employee Productivity & Engagement
On most Fridays, Tommie, my wife, and I grab dinner and a movie to wind down from the hectic pace of trying to run our own businesses balanced with church and civic obligations. She has wanted to see “A Better Life” for weeks but it kept sliding to the bottom...
5 Keys to Building A Solid Team
As leaders, we often ask ourselves during difficult times, what is the most important thing that we can do right now? While interviewing one of our local business leaders about current strategies, he commented “waiting to see what happens is not a strategy I...
The Art of Storytelling: Connecting With The Mind’s Eye
The expression “the mind’s eye’ was something I’ve run into over the years without giving it much thought. Lately, however, I’ve added it to the training I do for helping people not only understand what you are saying, but also to have the point hit home at...
How Do You Weather The Storm of Leadership?
I love Greece. One of my favorite mental pictures that I like to recall is from an evening dinner on a roof top restaurant overlooking the Acropolis. Looking at the architectural masterpiece blanketed by the soft glow of the moon along with accents made with...
Take Charge of How You’re Perceived In The Workplace
Isn’t it interesting where (and when) you will get an opportunity to learn? For me, this morning it was while having my blood drawn for my annual physical. When learning I was a professional speaker on the subject of leadership and raising the productivity of...
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