Editor’s note: TLNT is continuing an annual tradition by counting down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 23. Our regular content will return … Read more
David Sneed is the owner of Colorado-based Alpine Fence Company and author of Everyone Has A Boss – A Two Hour Guide to Being the Most Valuable Employee at Any Company. As a Marine, father, husband, entrepreneur, author, and teacher, David has learned how to help others succeed. He teaches the personal benefits of a strong work ethic to entry-level employees. Contact him at David@EveryoneHasABoss.com.
Leading by Lying: Changing Perceptions By Adjusting the Scale
If it seems too hard, adjust the scale Before the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion, maps were drawn up showing the position of all the Germans in Normandy. … Read more
Employee Engagement: It’s Getting Workers to Think Like Owners
What, exactly, is “employee engagement?” After checking the Internet, I learned that “engaged employees” are those staff members … Read more
Leadership Lessons From John Elway, Winston Churchill, & Charles Manson
We all know that Winston Churchill was a great leader. His strength and optimism saved England and possibly all of Europe. What you may not know is that as … Read more
A Carrot/Stick Approach? With Some Employees, Just the Carrot Will Do It
When it comes to motivating employees, save on your stick budget and just hit them with the carrot. That may sound glib, but I’m serious. Here’s a specific … Read more
Are We Teaching Employees the Lessons We Want Them to Learn?
My youngest, an 8th grader, was recently caught cheating. On advice from her parents, Natalie approached the teacher before school to admit she wasn’t … Read more
Motivating Workers: You Can Learn a Lot From 18th Century Sailors
Have you ever seen a nautical movie and dreamed of living a sailor’s life? We dream that silly dream because we don’t really understand how hard their job … Read more
Real World, Real Life: Why Your Kids Need a Good Work Ethic
Men of a certain age have problems that they’ve never encountered before. Most of us were never even warned. For me it started simply enough: Sports radio … Read more
The Tim Tebow Lesson: It’s All About Faith – in Football, Business and Life
God, apparently, is a Denver Broncos fan. That’s good news because, since John Elway retired and someone thought Josh McDaniel was a football coach, we’ve … Read more
Raise the bar? Think Out of the Box? Biz Clichés and the Credibility Crisis
Whenever I hear someone say “We need to raise the bar,” my first thought is: “Won’t that make it easier?” I guess not everyone is a limbo dancer. Another … Read more
The Top 11 Ways to Impress Your Boss(es)
To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 30 most popular and well-read posts of this past year. This is No. … Read more
The Top 11 Ways to Impress Your Boss(es)
When you see a “Top 10” list you can usually assume that either the writer is lazy, or he’s just read a book about how much people love “Top 10” lists. … Read more
A Lindbergh Lesson: Let Employees Know the Joys of Responsibility
After his celebrated 1927 flight, Charles Lindbergh reflected on his journey. He spoke of the calmness with which he departed New York, and the freedom he … Read more
What a Swedish Axe Can Teach Us About Building a Quality Workforce
A friend asked me to go antelope hunting yesterday, but I said no. First of all, I don’t hunt, and secondly, I’m still freaked out by the recent Lysteria … Read more
Learning From on the Job Experience: Sometimes, the Bear Gets You
Timothy Treadwell loved grizzly bears so much he wanted to marry them. Well, not marry them so much as be near them all the time. Timothy spent 13 summers … Read more
Before You Can Lead, You Have to Know How to Follow
Do you know what Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Kobe Bryant have in common? They are among the best NBA players to ever play of course, but they share … Read more