by Misti Burmeister | Jun 20, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
We loved Olivia from the moment we met her. While she spoke very little English (still, way better than our Spanish), her work communicated for itself. It’s not an exaggeration when I say that it felt like they (Olivia and her cleaning crew) had hugged our home. In...
by Misti Burmeister | Jun 7, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Are you struggling to find and keep good employees? What strategies are you using? Some people have already resigned… others are staying, but just doing enough to get by… resigned with a paycheck, if you will. Meanwhile, you’re left trying to figure out...
by Misti Burmeister | May 23, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
May 24 marks my 44th year of life. In reflection, I thought about the top 44 lessons I’ve gained from my journey so far. Here they are. Enjoy! No one does better by being made to feel worse, yourself included. Generous people have more. Life is painful when we’re...
by Misti Burmeister | May 16, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
(If you know someone who is struggling with their mental health, please send this to them. It could be the difference-maker in their lives.) Sixteen years ago, a therapist strongly encouraged me to see a psychiatrist. I couldn’t sleep, and I was persistently...
by Misti Burmeister | May 9, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Four weeks after gaining feeling back in my ear (it had gone numb from tension), Yvette, my wife, and I headed up to Shenandoah National Park. It was the weekend of July 4th, and I was hoping that being in the backcountry would save me from having to experience the...
by Misti Burmeister | Apr 25, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
I was 14 years old when Mr. Wiser Changed my life. The previous 14 years I had been resigned. On this special day, which I talk about in the video, I began the journey to full engagement in my life. Every one of us has the possibility of both getting engaged in our...
