Labor Day signifies the official ending of summer – closing of the pools, back to school for some parts of the country and a focus on autumn and winter. It is also time for employees around the country to take a much needed break. This year seems a little different. Too many employees have had…
Category: Inspiration
See Past the Panic
Markets in the United States and around the world are sure to react to the recent S&P downgrade of the US credit rating from AAA to AA+. Like many others around the world, I have been glued to the Debt Ceiling debate and have watched all of the economic indicators carefully during the past few…
Making a Difference is a Contact Sport!
Surely many of us have been tested more in the past few years than we ever could have imagined. Having to readjust or reinvent ourselves has caused many of us to increase our personal strength. And while it has been an impressive achievement, there are times when we must ask ourselves a very important question:…
The Time is…..Right Now!
Daylight Savings Time. The morning after we set the clocks ahead one hour is always a challenge for me. Many of us will wonder during the next week why we are hungry or not hungry, why we are tired or not tired and why things sometimes feel a little out of sorts. It’s during this…
Be Part of the Statistic!
When I served as Vice President of Marketing, at a previous company, I made it a point to travel with our territory managers at least one day each week. As economic conditions worsened and morale decreased, I would always make it a point to say to our customers, “While I am not sure when the…
Leaving the Box
As we finish out the first month of 2011, I would venture to say that many of us find ourselves in a position to change the way in which we are defined by others. In other words, we find ourselves in a position to leave our self-imposed box. The viewpoint of many in the coming…
The Importance of Not Being Selected
For the past few weeks, I have been working with another company on a major bid for a prospect. We listened closely to the client and anticipated their needs. We worked hard to surpass the prospect’s expectations. We gave it our all. At the end of last week, it was learned that we were not…
Another Night to Remember
My son missed school today. Thankfully, he was not sick. We were not celebrating a holiday – Columbus Day was on Monday. My son never misses school, unless there is a very good reason for it. In life, often times, there are good reasons to do things a little outside of the norm, when a…
Labor Day Reflections
Larry Jack enjoyed a rewarding thirty-two year career with CMI Corporation and later Terex Roadbuilding. During that time he worked hard, played by the rules and assisted distributors in selling more than 75 concrete and asphalt paving models. I was fortunate to work closely with Larry, during my time as Vice President of Marketing with…
The Power of a Commute from Pensacola to Biloxi
If you turned on the television this past weekend, you would have seen several reminders that Hurricane Katrina provided a wide swath of devastation to the Gulf Coast region, five years ago. At the time, I worked for Doosan Infracore America Corp, subsidiary of Doosan Infracore, a global equipment manufacturer that manufactured excavators, wheel loaders,…
Providing Positive Validation
Abby Kohut, President and lead Staffing Consultant of Staffing Symphony LLC, has a monthly “Career Wake Up Call,” where she invites job seekers to submit a question a few days in advance and then listen to her show for the responses. Listeners may either listen to the show online, or via phone. While not every…
Lemonade is the Refreshment of Champions!
I’ve always found that Friday is a good day to reach out to prospects over the phone. While some may disagree, I have found that people who are in their offices are typically in a position to speak and are more willing to schedule time to meet sometime during the following week. Having been on…
Random Moments at Specific Times 