
Ever hired someone with perfect skills who turned out to be a cultural disaster?
You know the type—stellar resume, aced the technical interview, but three months later they're creating chaos in team ...
What if you designed your talent strategy from 2030 backwards instead of just posting "we're hiring?"
I bet you're thinking, "Come on, Dr. Joey. I can barely handle today's hiring challenges, and you...
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale talked about how a constantly bent bow will break. The bow needs pressure released to function well.
Dr. Stephen Covey extolled the seventh habit of sharpening the saw. You w...
You’ve made your reservations. You’ve paid your deposits. Now it’s time to go on vacation.
 Have you planned to have a great time?
Or do you just hope it will happen, and work avoids intruding on yo...
You need a vacation.
You want a vacation.
But sometimes, do you wonder, “Is it really worth it to go on vacation?”
Maybe you’re like an executive I coach who asked, “Dr. Joey, why is it to be gone ...
How do you react when your teammates mutiny at work?
When they dig their heels in and say, “Ain’t gonna do it. No way. No how.”
My mentor, Ed Friedman, had a fourth positive work culture truth in hi...
We Americans celebrate Independence Day this week. In the U.S., we think of it as the birth of our country.
You may have birthed your own business by declaring your independence from working for some...
What are you afraid of?
Snakes? Aliens? The number 13? (Hey, that’s a thing!)
Okay, what about at work?
Failure? Layoffs? Rejection?
I talk almost daily with coaching clients who fear something. T...
Managing distributed teams has become the new standard, but most leaders are still using old playbooks designed for in-person interactions.
The result? Teams that feel more like scattered individuals...
Today’s anxious work environment makes it hard for you to see much further than your nose. It drives you to band-aid fixes for difficult work challenges.
How’s that working out for you?
Last week, I...
Ed Friedman mentored me through his book, Generation to Generation, in what it takes to architect a positive work culture. Friedman started me down the path of understanding how to architect a work cu...
What would life be like if you looked forward to workdays like you do the weekend? If you anticipated Monday as much as Saturday?
I bet you're thinking, "Get real, Dr. Joey. That's impossible."
But ...
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