by Bryan Yager | Oct 22, 2018 | Leadership, Trust
First a quote: “Our distrust is very expensive.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson In my profession, I fly too many miles, and on too many airplanes! I don’t mind all that much, or I wouldn’t do what I do. While I dislike being away from home as often as I am, and really...
by Bryan Yager | Oct 8, 2018 | Advancement, Coaching, Leadership, Mentoring
First a quote: “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” – Jack Welch While working with executive coaching clients over the years, I have frequently been surprised by an almost...
by Bryan Yager | Oct 1, 2018 | Fear, Leadership, Self-confidence, Vision
First a quote: “There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.” — Paulo Coelho Fear is a very powerful emotion, and certainly serves a purpose in our preservation and safety, both physical and emotional. Teaching young children...
by Bryan Yager | Sep 24, 2018 | Change, Change Leadership, Leadership
First a quote: “If change is happening on the outside, faster than on the inside, the end is in sight.” – Jack Welch I have been passionate about the subjects of change management and change leadership for many years, and change-related workshops still make up a...
by Bryan Yager | Sep 17, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Motivation, Self-confidence
First a quote: “I’ve learned people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou Recently, one of my coaching clients shared a customer service experience he had while traveling...
by Bryan Yager | Sep 10, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Wisdom
First a quote: “The wise man doesn’t give the right answers, he poses the right questions.” – Claude Levi-Strauss I’ll begin this week’s edition of MMM with a bold opinion… here it is: “Most of us are not very good at asking thoughtful questions. We either don’t...
by Bryan Yager | Aug 27, 2018 | Goal Setting, Strategic Thinking, Time Management
First a quote: “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” – Zig Ziglar “If only I had enough time to… (fill in your own blank)”. How many times have you heard someone say those words in the last week? How many times...
by Bryan Yager | Aug 20, 2018 | Leadership, Motivation, Relationships, Uncategorized
First a quote: “Strange how one person can saturate a room with vitality, with excitement. Then there are others… …they spread a grayness in the air about them.” John Steinbeck Are there people in your life with whom you love spending time; time with them flies by and...
by Bryan Yager | Aug 13, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Management, Servant Leadership
First a quote: “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” – Ken Blanchard Congratulations on your promotion… “You’re now the boss.” I remember hearing those words for the very first time over 30 years ago. I had finally arrived, now I would...
by Bryan Yager | Aug 6, 2018 | Leadership
First a quote: “Give others a great reputation to live up to.” – Dale Carnegie Are people, including your direct reports, co-workers, manager, spouse and children, living up to your expectations? Or, is it possible they’re living down to your expectations? The...
