Tuesday Report
Why Don’t People Understand Me?
People Really Need to Understand What I’m Telling ThemAbout 2 billion people in the world speak English—and I’m speaking in English. Almost anywhere you go in the world, knowing the language of each country is useful, but if you speak English you can communicate. Lots of
Ebenezer Scrooge tp 2021— from Hierarchy to High-Performing Teams
Have you ever been on a team when you were genuinely confused about how you and your team could succeed? Was it puzzling how empowerment and accountability could work together in that situation? One thing about Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, is that Ebenezer Scrooge and
A GIFT TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM
FROM CAROL KALLENDORF, PhD: Founder, Delta Associates, Inc. A summa con laude graduate of Duke University, Carol has been a lifelong consultant in the field of human performance, enabling thousands of people to achieve a better career and life. Carol has a renowned ability to
Live Long and Prosper -Reinventing Our World During Covid-19
Many of our long-lived cherished customs died suddenly with the Corona Virus just eight months ago. Gone is the traditional handshake—maybe forever. It’s kind of sad, because I had a terrible time learning the proper technique to shake hands in my early career. I heard
Can We Really Break The Cycle Of Poverty?—The Story Of Dream Come True
Should I be watching the news? I talk to a lot of people who find it so painful they’ve stopped, and I sure understand.In these unprecedented times when unemployment is high, and food lines are long, many of us are just feeling overwhelmed. We are all
From Parent to Teacher – Making Education at Home Really Work
Lisa Taylor is President and CEO of the National WASP WII Museum. She is an expert in home schooling, having home schooled her children who have gone on to graduate from major universities and are established professionals in three fields. Lisa also has a master’s
Kill Meetings? Are they really important?
I don’t know about you, but meetings can be frustrating difficult to endure, and mind-suckingly boring. When you think the word meeting the next word that pops into your mind is boring. It’s a real paradox—99% of all teams meet. Yet during the meeting, a substantial part
Why Do I Overreact to the Small Stuff?
Lost Phone, Lost Keys, Lost Car Do you spend too much of your life looking for lost stuff? Then totally over-react? I don’t know about you, but I’m always misplacing things and searching for them—all too often over-reacting to the situation as if I’d lost my
Creating a Safe Place to Say What You Think
Can you get to a safe place where you can say what you think? My first gut reaction would be, “Not a chance. You can’t.” You’re out of your mind if you think you can take what’s rumbling around in your head, drag it
Alignment—the “Piece Missing” from Organizational Success
The process of alignment in most organizations today is episodic and often crisis-driven, rather than an organizational strategy. Organizations must embrace a system of aligning and coaching their top talent as a business strategy. How are business teams and sports teams alike? “Well actually, they’re
Coronavirus Isolation: How the Brain Reacts to Disruptive Change
Do you feel particularly tired theses days? A lot of our clients say working from home remotely is exhausting. Jack and I find that to be true. Why would it be tiring to work remotely when you don’t leave your own driveway and you’re surrounded
Managing Your Mindspace
Do you remember back in the 90s—if you were around then—when computers were always running out of capacity and you had to try to add memory? The times I tried to add capacity really didn’t get me very far. In the end, I had to
