There are a multitude of tools and apps in the world designed to help us stay organized.  I’ve tried many of them, but I’ve never come close to achieving the organizational zen that I’ve hoped for.  That is until now. In this episode,

61% of cyber attacks by hackers each year involve small to medium-sized businesses.  At least half of those companies won’t even know the attack has happened until it’s too late. - IT system security and data protection have always been important.

My first reaction to the daily huddle was, “What can we possible have to talk about everyday?”  But what I came to learn was that the daily huddle can be the cornerstone of a team’s meeting rhythm and a system by which everyone is constantly vetting,

It can be frustrating as a manager when we’re not getting the results that we expect from an employee.   Assuming the team member wants to be successful and is giving us his best effort how can we help him get unstuck?

It's just easier to use shorthand. This is never more true than when working with your team.  It allows a manager to leverage habits and pre-agreed to norms of behavior to quickly communicate with team members. - But to work properly,

It’s what the receiver hears that’s most important.. - That seems pretty simple, but if it’s true, why does there seem to be so much miscommunication!  As a manager, how can we make sure our team hears what we mean the way we mean it? -

I get in the car, start the engine and an hour later, I’m at work. I don’t remember the trip. I’m not alone, chances are the same thing happend to you.  It’s a habit and when you think about it, that’s a little scary.   Driving a car is not... Read more »

As a manager, I don’t always agree with my boss. Likewise, my teammates don’t always agree with me. Handled improperly, it’s easy to mistake a dissenting opinion as disrespect. Over the course of my career,