by Misti Burmeister | Jan 7, 2016 | Leadership |
Cars don’t slide into ditches or crash into each other because of a few flakes of snow. But once snow and ice have accumulated, the conditions can quite literally cause a 15-car pileup. Words of encouragement work the same way. Some people have heard positive words of...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 31, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Ever find yourself exhausted, but in need of energy? You know you’ve already been to your favorite coffee shop— twice, but you think just one more espresso will do the trick. I know I’ve been there! So, how do you protect your energy? Even more importantly, how to...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 24, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
What’s the first gift you remember opening? Was it the toy you’d been dreaming about, the socks you didn’t think needed to be wrapped, or the bike you could hardly wait to master? While I don’t remember the first gift I opened, I do remember the way I opened it. My...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 16, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Nearly everyone wants to achieve greatness—results they care deeply about. Few do. Why? There is no simple answer to that question, but there is a simple 4-step formula that is certain to set you up for the best year of your life. Here are the top 4 elements I discuss...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 10, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Should you fire talented employees who frequently turn work in late and call in sick? If you could just get them to start working on projects sooner, they wouldn’t have to overexert themselves, wind up sick, and miss another deadline. How about the ones who hoard...
by Misti Burmeister | Dec 2, 2015 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Moments after I hung up the phone, my mind started racing, my stomach tightened, and I had to go for a walk. “You just threw that opportunity away, Misti! And—it was perfect,” the voice inside my head screamed. One week earlier, I had received a phone call from Bill,...
