by Shawn Wenner | Feb 1, 2016 | Career Goals, Development, Productivity
“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” -Warren Buffet Maybe you’ve heard this one from Aristotle, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” If so, do you have a handle on your...
by Shawn Wenner | Jan 25, 2016 | Career Goals, Development, Productivity
“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” -Eric Thomas If you’re like most people, you’d rather climb the ladder than to remain idle in your career. Naturally, we all strive for more in life. Think back to...
by Shawn Wenner | Jan 21, 2016 | Development, Leadership, Problem Solving
“No man knows how bad he is until he has tried very hard to be good.” -C.S. Lewis In the workplace, managing difficult employees can be exhausting. If not handled properly, they can rip your team to shreds. Whether it’s your first rodeo or you’re a...
by Shawn Wenner | Jan 18, 2016 | Career Goals, Decisions, Development
“The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.” -Emile Zola It may seem counterintuitive, but I’ve witnessed firsthand how talent kept individuals near the bottom of the ladder. Specifically, it was their inability to manage...
by Shawn Wenner | Jan 14, 2016 | Development, Life Goals, Problem Solving
“Our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.” -Martin Luther King Jr. Just like death and taxes, change is inevitable. Yet despite its frequency, we manage to fall...
