Tim’s Blog

Have you ever seen a monkey get angry?

Have you ever seen a monkey get angry? It’s not a pretty sight. I spend a fair bit of time in Africa each year. On one of my trips, I went on a safari. (Note: once you’ve seen animals in the wild, you’ll never want to visit a zoo again.) During that day, my group...

I ranted on Facebook again…

One of the most important factors of driving high performance is the concept of motivation. DUH. Everybody knows that. So this rant is NOT about how to motivate someone. It's about how to de-motivate them. Demotivation is the exact opposite of motivation. Instead...

When Your Credibility Sucks…

There seems to be a lack of credibility these days. And it’s actually quite disturbing to me. Whether we are talking about the government, business, or even sports, it is amazing to me how folks think that they can ignore their own stupidity mistakes and still...

Collaboration and Influence

From my Facebook page: I spoke today on the power of influence and collaboration for a client's hi-po leader development event. As I often do when I speak, I said something off the cuff in way that made more sense than what I had written in my original notes. It...

How to Get the Anchor Off Your Neck

I’ve been on my annual pilgrimage the last couple of weeks to my childhood home. Of Hawai’i. I know. During the handful of hours to sleep on the beach contemplate that I have at my disposal, I have been mulling over various ideas and theories that I affectionately...

Communication Is a Dirty Word

There is a classic scene in the movie Cool Hand Luke where Paul Newman is beaten down by a cruel warden, who then utters the famous line, “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate.” Ever since that moment first appeared on the silver screen, it has become...

Are you afraid of failure?

Are you afraid of failure? I know I am. Well, maybe that's putting it too strongly. But I'm certainly no fan of failure. I fight against it every day. I plan against it, guard against it, and pray against it. Read more...

2 Tips for Boosting Your Sales Dramatically

If you want to boost your sales dramatically, there is no single tactic to help you. Not buying a CRM. Not investing in online advertising. Not starting a new sales process. You can only boost sales dramatically by developing a genuine system, by integrating all of...

Burnout is no laughing matter

I have NOT abandoned this page, but I have been using my Facebook page to post shorter rants musings. Here's the latest one... Take it from a guy who's done it twice: burnout is no laughing matter. So why do we push ourselves so hard? For some, it's about the...