Doing Nothing

by | Mar 28, 2024 | Employee Productivity

An old anonymous story goes like this. A farmer was sitting on the steps of his ramshackle place when a stranger approached, asking for a drink of water. Seeking to make conversation, the stranger asked, “How’s your wheat coming along?”  “Didn’t plant none,” answered...

But I Exaggerate

by | Mar 22, 2024 | Employee Productivity

I have a confession to make. I like to exaggerate. “No!” You may be saying to yourself. “Not you, Mark.” Yeah, I do. I bet I’ve exaggerated over 40 million times during my life.  Oops, I did it again. A lot of my embellishment stems from enthusiasm. I am highly...

When your ability is not recognized

by | Mar 7, 2024 | Employee Productivity

Have you ever known in your heart that you could perform your job well if you were allowed only to have someone with authority impede you? Have you ever believed yourself qualified to do a job and yet frustrated because those who had the power to hire you did not...

Text or Talk?

by | Feb 29, 2024 | Employee Productivity

There is an old story about a woman traveling in Europe who saw a beautiful painting and wanted to buy it. She sent her husband this telegram: “I have found a wonderful painting. Price seventy-five thousand dollars. Agree that I buy it?”  Her husband was...

The Compound Interest of Little Things

by | Feb 6, 2024 | Employee Productivity

C.S. Lewis once wrote, “Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may...