by Kevin Brimhall | Jul 14, 2026 | Leadership
There are many skills/capabilities and characteristics that a person needs in order to be an effective manager. To me, any such list should include that a manager: 1. Consider the possibilities. Critical thinking skills are essential to turn things upside down and...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jun 18, 2026 | Leadership
Great companies are built with average and above-average employees, not mediocre ones. Yet it’s astonishing how often managers postpone addressing, let alone firing, poor performers and troublesome employees. In exploring the reasons why CEOs fail in their own...
by Kevin Brimhall | May 14, 2026 | Personal Improvement
We often pride ourselves on being logical, rational thinkers. We gather the facts, weigh the options, and make well-reasoned decisions. Yet despite this, we see a curious and persistent phenomenon: people—intelligent, experienced, thoughtful people—repeatedly making...
by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 14, 2026 | Motivation / Inspiration
Your attitude determines your success. Your attitude also affects the way others see you and the way you see others. There is an old story about a young man who was looking for a place to settle down. As he approached the outskirts of a small town, he encountered an...
by Kevin Brimhall | Mar 4, 2026 | Book Summaries, Leadership
Though I’ve been a business coach for nearly 20 years, I remain an enthusiastic student; always striving to improve. Coach-ability caught my eye because its intended audience is the “coachee” (person being coached) as opposed to the coach (person doing the coaching)....
by Kevin Brimhall | Feb 12, 2026 | Organizational Excellence
Or is it Merely a Working Group? As children and teenagers most of us played on a team of some kind: sports or otherwise. Remember what it felt like to be part of a winning team or, alternatively, a losing team? Recall the elation you felt when your team won an...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jan 16, 2026 | Personal Improvement
Some of you may be quite familiar with the concept of emotional intelligence or emotional quotient (EQ) while others of you may have heard the terms but know little about them. Regardless of your level of knowledge or experience with emotional intelligence,...
by Kevin Brimhall | Dec 11, 2025 | Personal Improvement
Let’s look at a trust. Trust can be defined as a belief in the reliability, truth, ability or strength of someone or something. How do you define trust? Think for a moment and answer this question: What does trust mean to you? At the heart of any professional...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 13, 2025 | Leadership
Have you ever observed two individuals of equal position, rank, and authority in an organization? One seems to accomplish everything successfully and with ease, while the other seems to always be “under the gun,” having a crisis and a difficult time. You...
by Kevin Brimhall | Oct 21, 2025 | Personal Improvement
In school we were asked to answer questions and take tests. Typically, there were right and wrong answers, passing and failing grades. Because we’re a product of our past experiences, we took this same framework into our adult experiences. We have goals and we...
