Be Good and Get Better with Good Habits

As a young man, Saint Augustine said, “Oh, Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.” I think that’s how many of us often feel about self-improvement. We want to be a better person, a better leader, a more critical thinker. We intend to plan more, read more and save...

Live the New Year One Day at a Time

Most of us start the New Year wanting to improve our lives in one or many ways. The tips below, originally from Overeaters Anonymous, can apply to a variety of situations—whether you’re trying to lose weight, increase your sales, encourage teamwork, improve your...

End of Year Thinking

I recently met with an executive for his end-of-year session and quickly realized he wasn’t his usual optimistic self. He told me, “Even though the economy’s good and we are doing well, I just don’t feel like we accomplished a lot. It doesn’t feel like it was a good...

2018 Future Leaders Program

Starting this month, enrollment is open for the 2018 CCG Future Leaders Program, which is designed to recognize; develop; and retain key, targeted, high-potential employees. It’s a 12-month program in quarterly sessions that accelerates the professional development of...

If I Say I Will—I Will

  “Don’t lie and don’t cheat, and don’t make promises you can’t keep.”   It’s a simple, but powerful, little saying that even a child can understand.  And yet, it seems that keeping promises has become awfully difficult. I believe there’s an epidemic going on...

Making It To Your Own Show

It’s time for baseball’s 2017 World Series, and I’m excited about watching it! Maybe that’s why when a friend shared his philosophy on business success using a baseball analogy I couldn’t resist sharing it with you. “Your work career,” my friend told me, “is like...