People First - Results Second "At the end of the day,you can bet on people,not strategies." - Lawrence Bossidy CEO Honeywell International Yes, you read this correctly - people first, results second. This is about honoring your people, everyone, not just the star performers. When you step out of the way and set your ego aside and focus on the things that truly matter, tremendous results will occur. Honoring people is subtle. It's how you show up every day and how you treat pe... Read more

What can we learn from spiders?  PLENTY! An article from the USA Weekend (June 22-24 2007- by Ruppel SHell) made me stop and think how coaching and leadership relates to spiders. Let's first learn a few thikgs about the orb-weaver spider, a spider that spins a wheel-shaped web common in gardens, fields and forests.       "An orb-weaver, like all spiders, has eight eyes but terrible eyesight. Its web enables this functionally blind, earthbound cre... Read more

WHAT IS IT COSTING YOU TO DO NOTHING? Yes, times are tough- but the cost of doing nothing costs you more. We must all face the fear- and do it anyway. Everyone is searching for ways to do more with less. Your CFO is telling you to streamline processes, cut all programs that are not directly connected to your product or services. What do you do? You eliminate training and development; however, the biggest opportunities to meet your challenges are contained within your talent, the soul of your co... Read more