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Category: Performance Improvement

Why You Lose Control

September 30, 2015 by Steve Laswell

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“I’m not going to change my mind,” the claim’s agent repeated. “We deny the claim.”

Donna shoved her office door almost closed as she raised her voice, “How can you do that?”

“No police report was filed. A witness disputed the original account.”

“But she admitted she was on her cell phone.”

“She wasn’t on her phone.”

Donna’s voice pierced the walls ricocheting down the hall.

She had lost…

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Why Settle for Insanity?

September 23, 2015 by Steve Laswell

My test results came back.

According to this “Nerd Test online quiz”, I’m not insane or better yet, I’m sane! But what do I do with the results summary statement? “You are very sane. A little too sane.”  Full disclosure, I’m 26% insane, along with the other 2% that scored the same.

Insane leadership?

German-born American Physicist, Albert Einstein put his mind to work defining insanity as…

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From Sickly to Breakthrough

September 2, 2015 by Steve Laswell

“This is on you,” Jennifer’s boss said, “the ball is in your court, and something has to change. You’ve got 60 days to show improvement.”

Excessive turnover was just one indicator that Jennifer’s department was in critical condition. Negativity had infected her entire team. Trust was absent. Communication was harsh. Personal responsibility was absent. Finger-pointing was the norm.

Low engagement plummeted the productivity of the entire department. The…

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The Hidden Reward of Taking Breakthrough Medicine

August 27, 2015 by Steve Laswell

On May 27th, I wrote, “This extended season of testing has me fighting to keep confident, living by faith and encouraged. It feels like my efforts are powerless in creating new business. I’m struggling…just seems like dead ends.”

How often have you felt like that?

I’ve coached so many times about the work that Pain does in The Four Stages of Change Leading to a…

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Will You Exit Your Comfort Zone?

August 20, 2015 by Steve Laswell

 

 

In the video, I update you on a recent trip to Wizard Academy to produce a video. Yes, it’s part of The Year of Adventure – 2015. While driving to Austin, I thought about how my Story and trip illustrates “The Four Stages of Change Leading to a Breakthrough.”

The Next Level Journey is about your trip from here to there. It requires you to leave…

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Taking Your Team From Sickly Child to Performance Specimen

August 13, 2015 by Steve Laswell

In 1883, Joe started life as a sickly child. Born in Germany, his father became a prize-winning gymnast, and his mother worked as a naturopath.  But Joe suffered from asthma, rickets, and rheumatic fever.  As a child he obsessed about the “perfect body,” and decided to do something about it. By age 14, his physique was so good he was posing for anatomical charts.

“I must be…

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The Low Cost of Personal Growth

July 29, 2015 by Steve Laswell

It arrived in the morning mail. Stamped on the envelope:

“It doesn’t cost much to leave it all behind.”

Jim Berra’s letter addressed one of my life challenges: finding the perfect vacation. Jim offered an alternative — ditch the stress and head straight for fun. To further help me out, he suggested an easy and value-driven action step:

“Book now … save up to 20%.”

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