One Key to Happiness

What is happiness? I remember many different times in my life when I have tried to answer that question--both for myself and for the people I have worked with in seminars and workshops.

What Ideal Team Work Looks Like: Decluttered

I got a new website designed, up and running last week. Yes, last WEEK. And it was no cookie-cutter either. I'm well-organized, but the speed with which Nancy, the web designer, worked was amazing.

Entrepreneurial Corporate Cultures

Ever wish your people would accept more personal responsibility in the workplace, and make decisions on their own without having to come to you for every answer? You're not alone. Business owners and managers often tell me, "I just wish my people would be more independent. I wish they didn't feel the need to gain my approval for every little detail before taking action." I…

Outsourcing Your IT Workload

Have you been considering outsourcing some of your IT workload? If you decide to, you'll join the ranks of Oracle, Cisco, and IBM, all of whom have outsourced projects and large-scale initiatives to programmers and systems architects around the world. Before you choose your outsourcing firm, there are a number of things you should consider. Time is money, sure, but if you spend a little…