by Misti Burmeister | Sep 6, 2015 | Interviews with Provokers |
Can you imagine being fired for initiative? Better yet, can you imagine firing an employee who consistently went above and beyond to serve your customer and reach your team goals? Of course not! Yet, this happens every day. And, it happened to Stacy. Not once, but 16...
by Misti Burmeister | Sep 2, 2015 | Interviews with Provokers, Leadership |
Leaders want to be effective, and employees want to succeed, so why what gets in the way? Why do challenges like generational differences (and other differences) impede performance, wreck havoc on innovation, and cause unnecessary revenue loss? Better yet, what are...
by Misti Burmeister | Aug 27, 2015 | Leadership |
A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to spend a whole week with my 11-year-old niece, Brooke. The day after she flew in from Colorado, we headed over to my gym here in Baltimore. It’s a Crossfit gym, so there’s lots of open area and rings that hang from the ceiling...
by Misti Burmeister | Aug 23, 2015 | Interviews with Provokers |
From political comedy to professional reinvention, Damian Mason is traveling the country providing practical steps for staying relevant in an ever-changing, competitive marketplace. Not only did I get a chance to watch his hysterical political comedy show at the...
by Misti Burmeister | Aug 20, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Last week, I met this beautiful little girl—Hana—in the pool. She was practicing the breaststroke with her mom, one lane over. On my rest between sets, Hana told me she had just learned to swim eight weeks prior. “Show me what you’re working with,” I said....
