Success is a word that gets thrown around a lot. People talk about being successful.  The desire to be successful is easy to proclaim.  Of course we all want to find success.  The ...

Last week I mentioned that I had been invited to speak about Talent Development. It is my belief that for talent to be successful there are two important areas (1) the talent has something ...

Last week I was invited to make a presentation, the loose subject matter I was asked to talk about was something that fell under the umbrella of “Building the Stars of the ...

Competition is fierce.  There are more radio stations in a market than there probably should be.  The advancement of technology has divided our listener’s attention and added to ...

What does it mean to be perfect?  The notion of ‘being perfect’ has been weighing on my mind for some time.  Working with talent I often hear people ...

Why are so many managers obsessed with building and writing plans?  I am sure you – like I – have found yourself in some laborious strategic planning meetings.  You know the ...

It’s easy to blame other people for our shortcomings.  When a project doesn’t go as planned it’s almost instinctive for us to point the finger, “It wasn’t ...

Today, standing still feels like the new losing.  Our world is so fast paced and competition so fierce that if you aren’t constantly moving forward you aren’t perceived as being ...

Great talent is the engine that propels our business forward. Talent who can see the opportunities the rest of us are blind to are essential for any company’s future growth. They help our ...

Every great radio show has a story to tell. A great show isn’t just a collection of voices and a series of random breaks that appear on the same channel at roughly the same time each day. A ...

“Winning is not everything; it is the only thing!” Those were the words spoken by Vince Lombardi, the former head coach of the Green Bay Packers, who led the team to five NFL ...

Coaching is a relational process. The fundamental principle of effective coaching is to collaborate with someone – or a team – to help them ‘see’ their present in order ...

We’ve all done it at some point. We have it in common. We have all avoided having a difficult conversation with someone. Conflict isn’t something any of us desire. Many of us see ...

It’s not uncommon to hear programmers say “you need to share your life with your audience”. The belief is that, in order, to build an emotional bond with the listener there ...