training - One Less Dog In The Hunt

May 7, 2020April 18, 2020

Fix or Flee

One of the hardest parts of business is getting and keeping good people. And what makes good people anyway? I used to think that people were just born with a good work ethic; something that came natural, but as time went by I realized that just isn’t the case. Some are instilled with a good work ethic when they are young and some have to learn it along the way.

Each of my kids began working when they were in junior high or high school. In fact, you might say they started earlier than that by doing odd jobs for relatives as early as second or third grade. They were taught by their parents; they were expected to put in their best effort no matter what they did. And we were fortunate that the people they worked for – farmers, ranchers, small business owners – expected the same thing from them. In most cases, they are still close to their former employers and, though three out of four (one still being in college and working) of them have moved on to become pretty successful at what they are doing, if they had need to return to their former places of employment they would be accepted with open arms.

April 30, 2020April 18, 2020

Diversity

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Diversity. If you have any connection to a corporate job, you’ve heard the word Diversity. You’ve probably had it ingrained in you. You’ve been taught the need for it, encouraged to embrace it, and heard the exultation of the positive impacts it can have to your company or your job — unless you work for Starbucks; in that event you got a crash course after everyone else.

What is diversity? Merriam-Webster says, ” the condition of having or being composed of differing elements : variety OR an instance of being composed of differing elements or qualities : an instance of being diverse.

September 1, 2019April 11, 2020

Push, Pull, or Get Out of the Way?

There are probably as many quotes, hints, directions, or steps focused on being a good leader as there are stars in the universe. Books have been written, seminars are booked and filled, speakers are paid — all to tell you what it means to be a good leader and how to get there.

So what, you ask, does this No Name former retail manager have to add to the dung pile? Not much really. It’s all been said. I’d rather tell you what a leader is not.

A leader is not someone who only accomplishes his goals through fear. Yes, you might feel the military would argue with this statement to an extent, but honestly, military trainers are trying to accomplish something greater than the leader of a business. They are trying to instill instincts that will keep that person alive. They are enhancing human response in a way that the soldier will be able to handle life and death situations. They are trying to weed out the weak, and they have a captive audience.