by tgale | Oct 5, 2015 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips
I was recently in a sales training session with the president of Sun Design, Bob Gallagher. Bob leaned over to me during a short break and said, “This is really your vocation, isn’t it?” In my most “of course voice” I replied, “Why, yes it is, Bob. Are...
by tgale | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips
Funny how sometimes we say, “I welcome your feedback,” and yet our body language and response says something different. I recently worked with some executives who felt they couldn’t really be honest with their CEO. Past experience proved that being honest...
by tgale | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips
Last week we talked about the difference between performance and heart-to-heart conversations. Performance conversations are those you have with an employee when you need to assign a task, follow-up on a project, discuss a missed deadline or address a performance...
by tgale | Jul 6, 2015 | Monday Morning Wake Up Tips
This is a great excerpt from the article, The Origins of Courage, by Fiona Gifford. “Courage – the word itself comes from the old french word for heart; coer.(now coeur). So courage is literally belonging to the heart. “I know that courage comes from...
by tgale | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips
Once again, Seth Godin writes a short, impactful message that reminds us to take an active role in defining who were are, how we are going to show up, and what impact we want to have. Have a great week! “I’m not the kind of person who…” We box...
by tgale | Jan 19, 2015 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips
To stop momentarily. To give pause. To take a break. To emphasize a meaning. To hesitate. To dwell or linger. To rest. There is so much value in each of these meanings. Yet, many see pausing as a sign of weakness, while we see it as a sign of wisdom, strategy, and...