"Bob Believes in People"
In a word: productivity. Productivity is the key to every organization’s success. It is the golden thread that binds together all businesses regardless of their industry, corporate culture, or business … Continue reading Why Corporate Training?
There is one critical action that every leader must do; engage their followers. One can have great skills, decades of experience, be the industry expert, and be published in all … Continue reading Leaders: Engage!
Here’s my best recipe for chocolate brownies: 3 eggs beaten, add 1/2 cup of canola oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 1/3 cup sugar and beat well. Blend in 1/2 cocoa then … Continue reading High Performing Teams are like Chocolate Brownies (Kind of)
I ask executives frequently if they want their people to have written goals. They almost always answer “yes”. I think most workers would assume the CEO doesn’t care about their goals. He/she must … Continue reading What the CEO wants you to have:
Without a doubt, reading good books can accelerate you success as fast as anything. The world’s greatest minds are found in books and these are relatively cheap but for the … Continue reading Read Your Way to Success
Delegation, when done well by managers, produces higher productivity, higher morale, and greater workplace efficiency. However, two common situations prevent many managers from succeeding at this skill as well as they could. First, managers usually … Continue reading Delegating pros and cons
Years ago I was the leader of a volunteer organization that I led with all my strength. We all really believed in the mission and worked hard to achieve our … Continue reading Stay in the fight
Unfortunately, people are going to hurt you. Sometimes they will hurt you intentionally and sometimes without intention. Co-workers, supervisors, direct reports, suppliers, even trusted advisers will do or say things … Continue reading Don’t Retaliate
There are times when we know that our business decisions carry huge consequences. Other times we think our actions are not so significant but they are. Actually, every decision by … Continue reading Every decision is a profit decision
Many people have that wonderful tendency to be optimistic which makes them encouraging to be with. It seems that often those same people have difficulty being reliable. Others are … Continue reading Optimistic AND Reliable
Sleep is an interesting phenomenon. Our conscious awareness, our faculty of attention, shuts down for hours at a time, every day. We all do it. We all need it. But … Continue reading Speak with Variety
Social media has become part of the contemporary landscape. But so has it’s opposition. It’s become cliche to hear critics describe the rise in connectivity but the fall of real … Continue reading Speak from memory (sort of)
By 2013, the drought had grown dangerous. Local Colorado residents desperately needed rain. They hoped for it, they wished for it, they organized congregational prayer sessions for it. Some even … Continue reading Speak between pauses
Two men were stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific. They had no means of communication and little hope for survival. So they resolved to put a message … Continue reading Speak Loud Enough
Somebody once said “Action without planning is the cause of every failure”. What about planning without action? Doesn’t that cause failure as well? We would think so. Let’s look at … Continue reading Planning vs. Action
How people SEE you, what leadership TOOLS you have, and how your BRAIN thinks about leadership are 3 critical ingredients of leader success. If you are growing leaders in your … Continue reading Ingredients of Leadership
When you meet with people, give them respect. Respect their time, their money, and their possessions. Take pains to value their priorities even if they are different than yours. … Continue reading Fred Picker’s shovel
Complaining will no longer be accepted here. All complainers are being asked to cease that habit and replace it with more positive thoughts and words. Your complaints irritate the rest … Continue reading No more complaining
Bob Ramsey 