As you know, I have learned a great deal from a great man, Lou Tice. The work I do with Teams and Leaders and impacting the Team Performance has been shaped, in part, from the knowledge that I gained from Lou. Sadly, he passed away suddenly this week. I am honored to have spent the…
Today the world lost a bright shining star. A leader who inspired transformation in many people, teams, companies, communities and countries. A man who truly embraced life and all it’s splendor. And as I sit here typing this blog post, I feel the enormity of his passing, and the void left in the wake. Lou…
If you really believe something to be true, why in the world would you want to change that belief? When we talk about the power of beliefs, we are sometimes asked the following question: “If I really believe something is true, how can I deliberately change that belief without betraying myself?” This is an important…
In business and in life, we have lines to follow. The line between respect and disrespect. The line between Trust and Dishonesty. The line between Right and Wrong. And the line between you and the other cars on the opposite side of the road. Some of the lines are short while others are quite long….
Alas, I have returned to blogging after a much needed respite. You see, I took time off to reorganize my thoughts about why I am a blogger and what mark I want to leave with the world as a result. In the mix of my time off, I had the blessed opportunity to go to…
[Shared with permission from The Pacific Institute, Lou Tice, Chairman] I have a question for you today. How big is your container? You do have one, you know. Years ago, a farmer brought an amazing pumpkin to a county fair. It was big and orange, in every aspect a perfect pumpkin. But it was the…
{EAV_BLOG_VER:11bfb5410f06b7f1} Interestingly I have found this topic to be surfacing in many circles lately. It clearly is a top of mind dialogue for people. Whether it’s coaching leaders, teams or entrepreneurs – engagement is a hot topic. However, I believe that ‘employee engagement’ is being promoted too far ahead as the leader on the “needs”…
Many of my friends and coaching clients comment on the various expressions I share. If you have hung out with me at all, been on a telecall of mine, follow me on Facebook, or even listened to me speak at an event, you’ve probably heard a saying or two that have caused you to pause….
For many years we have all heard fellow business owners use Oprah as a goal or even success strategy. You know how the saying goes, ‘I want to be on Oprah’ or ‘I’m waiting for Oprah to call.” Over the span of my career as a business coach and growth strategist, I have nurtured many…
For more than a few years, I have been told that I am a creative person. Well, with the exception of my Kindergarten teacher who wanted to hold me back because, as she said, “Tammy doesn’t color inside the lines.” Now, in today’s world, that is a sign of creativity; but in 1973 it was…
