by John Parker | Jan 6, 2022 | assertiveness, Communication, Leadership
Clarity about the Second C: Argh, hearty shipmates! Come on board with Cap’n John as he gives us a stem-to-stern tour of the Seven Cs for Team (crew, staff) Success. The Second C—Clarify—is super important. It includes this extra (beyond the video) story Cap’n John... by John Parker | Nov 1, 2021 | Communication, Leadership
Three Keys: Use the 5 Ws and the H—Who, What, When, Where, Why and How? Include yourself/and or your team/family members in the question—we, you, they, IInclude an action verb—jump, ask, sing, do— Find all Three Keys in each of the following... by John Parker | Oct 18, 2021 | assertiveness, Blog, Creativity, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Persistence,
Walking includes falling. Toddlers fall—repeatedly. Then, one day, they take a step, start to fall, and—their other foot lands safely! Baby’s first step! Yay! Next steps follow first steps! Soon, those steps are running, leaping, skipping, and even... by John Parker | Aug 11, 2021 | Communication, Leadership
Mapping through the Winds of Change Our change map shows four stages or quadrants of change: Denial—This happens when we’re first encountering a change and we’re not sure it’s really happening or we don’t believe it’s happening, and... by John Parker | Jul 16, 2021 | Leadership
Argh #8 Larry was proud that he wasn’t a drunken bum like his old man, Frank. Frank couldn’t hold a job for more than six months at a time. What money Frank did earn, he drank and gambled away on payday before he even got home for the weekend, if he came... by John Parker | May 6, 2021 | assertiveness, Communication, Entrepreneurs, Leadership
Andy concludes: “I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying.” “Get busy living…” Leans my thinking toward faith—believing—in life, the future, and in hope—And in saying to the...