by Misti Burmeister | Jul 26, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Do you have a team member coming to you frustrated about their salary, or some other aspect of their work that you can’t do anything about? The frustration makes sense, but your hands are tied, at least for the immediate. What do you do? Let’s begin with what not to...
by Misti Burmeister | Jul 11, 2022 | Leadership, Provoke your Performance |
Sometimes life puts us in undesirable situations that can challenge us to the core, leaving us on the verge of kicking someone in the shins. Or, at the very least, shredding them with verbal kung fu. No matter how emotionally advanced we may be, there are situations...
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...
