“If you create a genuinely strong personal brand, you’ll get a nod the next time an opportunity opens up.”   Your personal brand is everything.   I’ve seen it cut people at knees without them every realizing it.  As they reach for higher positions and better pay, they have this unseen force keeping them from everything […]

“If you don’t listen to your teammates, you’re just a 1-person team not using the talents of those around you.” Want to lead a team?  In your first leadership role and not sure how to start?  Here’s 5 simple steps to point you in the right direction.   Have a vision – Before you bring […]

  Along the way, and after several critical miss-steps, I learned the long lasting power of a compliment.  The counter to that is the particular sting of a public critique, also long lasting.  Projects are often difficult, heroes surface by working hard outside of view, and yes errors are made. It’s my firm belief that […]

  From high school and after nearly 10 years of “finding my career path”, I started what I consider my true career path as a “breadman” in 1978. As a direct store delivery salesman, I was ordering, delivering, merchandising bread and snacks to groceries, restaurants, schools, etc.  At face value, thousands enter and leave that very […]

  I learned this through my experience in the bakery industry, but the lessons learned and lived can transfer easily to many roles.  As a DSD sales representative, I was an individual contributor.  But my actions and practices, good or bad, impacted other departments’ efficiency.  My service levels and customer relations impacted not only customer […]

If you want to become an impactful member of this planet, you’ll make your life a lot easier by learning how to resolve conflict the right way.  There’s a million wrong ways to do it, and only a few right ones.  So do us all a favor and figure it out. When you’re locking horns […]

There’s no bad time to review and adjust. The most successful people take a step back every once in a while to make sure that they’re getting what they want from life.  If you don’t do these steps, bad habits can creep in and send you in the wrong direction.  The problem is that it […]