by Kevin Brimhall | Oct 30, 2009 | Leadership
Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: Optimizing Employee Performance. Click here to see the entire series. If someone were to ask you to take MORE time to do something,...
by Kevin Brimhall | Oct 21, 2009 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
With such an intriguing title, I quickly accepted this book from Lyn Adams, my friend and financial advisor. Choosing to Cheat is about establishing priorities, making choices, and work-life balance…with an intended bias toward the life side. As the founding...
by Kevin Brimhall | Oct 16, 2009 | General
Seeing the 2009 edition of Forbes’ The 400 Richest People in America (see article on-line) made me wonder what these super-wealthy people do with all of their money. Some live ultra-extravagantly, some much more modestly (at least relatively). Interestingly, the...
by Kevin Brimhall | Oct 5, 2009 | Personal Improvement
In working with some clients who are in career transitions, I came across a list of critical success factors. The list (from CollegeGrad.com) is of critical factors that employers are seeking in job candidates. Besides the actual items on the list, two things struck...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 28, 2009 | Sales / Growth
So, you were finally able to schedule that all-important meeting with the sales prospect. Now what? Well, of course, you need to prepare. But what does effective preparation entail? And what is critical during and after the meeting? Many sales people overlook the...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 22, 2009 | Book Summaries, Organizational Excellence
Maxwell’s primary thesis in this book is that there is no such thing as business ethics – there’s only ethics. And that it is important to understand that "ethics is never a business issue or a social issue or a political issue. It is a personal...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 14, 2009 | Leadership
Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: My 3 Ps: Passion, Purpose, Potential. Click here to see the entire series. Leadership. Most people think of leading others when they...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 2, 2009 | Organizational Excellence
Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: Building Enviable Customer Relationships. Click here to see the entire series. There has been much written, especially these days,...
by Kevin Brimhall | Aug 25, 2009 | Organizational Excellence
Ready to challenge some popular myths about time management? My colleagues Lisa Huetteman and Mary Owens of Black Diamond Associates in Tampa, FL pull no punches in challenging some popular "truisms" about time management. Get ready to have some myths...
by Kevin Brimhall | Aug 19, 2009 | Motivation / Inspiration
Confidence is a critical ingredient to your growth and development. You develop self-confidence by creating success. Through your goals you can provide for frequent successes. Set short term goals in the beginning. Experience often the satisfaction of moving a...
