Category: <span>Business & Markets</span>

20 Mile March

Written by Gregory on May 13, 2013. Posted in Business & Markets, Trail Notebook.

I went for a nice hike on the Appalachian Trail this weekend and even though the weather forecast called for scatter showers, it quickly turned to steady rain. Under the canopy of the forest it wasn’t...

Managing Yourself: How to Cultivate Engaged Employees – Harvard Business Review

Written by Gregory on February 17, 2013. Posted in Business & Markets.

Managing Yourself: How to Cultivate Engaged Employees – Harvard Business Review. This is an interesting perspective on Employee Engagement. A good read for any manager.

What is your organization medal count?

Written by Gregory on February 8, 2013. Posted in Business & Markets.

I was lucky enough to sit down with a very accomplished professional athletic coach this week and have a conversation that lead to the real mission of an organization. He shared an example that as...

Giving and Earning 300% Credit

Written by Gregory on January 31, 2013. Posted in Business & Markets.

The awful boss that is often spoken of who steals his employees ideas, robs them of recognition for accomplishments and hard work, and passes the blame for failure is the poster child of bad management....

Exceptional Excellence or World Class

Written by Gregory on October 23, 2012. Posted in Business & Markets.

Do you tell your team you want to be “World Class”? If you do, let me try to persuade your thinking and change your goal. To me, World Class means you are have achieved a standard of...

Say Hello to Cavanto (almost)

Written by Gregory on July 17, 2012. Posted in Business & Markets.

Say hello to Cavanto, this is a new Men’s shirt brand I’m launching as a grand experiment. Cavanto is a high quality dress shirt for the business executive. I know, I know. You are saying….”WTF...