New opportunities are always around you. Now whether you recognize them or not depends on how you look at the situation. Sometimes, these opportunities are right in front us. With others, you might just need to look a little harder. And sometimes still, these opportunities require you to take on new responsibilities or entirely new […]
Read MoreI took my daughters to see the movie Freebirds a few weeks back. Now, before you go getting yourself all excited about the idea of a Lynyrd Skynyrd rockumentary, refocus your eyes and realize there was an “s” at the end of that word. Freebirds is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. The […]
Read MoreEver feel like your day is incredibly busy and you could use one more set of hands in the office? Or another technician to support the general repair work you’ve recently started advertising? Sometimes it’s hard to even stop and think about making the time to hire and train a new employee. I recently felt […]
Read MoreDid you know that there’s a new video uploaded to YouTube every .4 seconds? That’s right. In the time it took you to read that sentence, there were 10 videos – most of which are about cats – that were unleashed upon the Internet. So, where’s yours? We live in a society of visual learners. […]
Read More“Expect the unexpected.” “Plan for the worst; hope for the best.” Mentors, managers, and co-workers have been sharing lessons like these with us for years. But why is that so many of us are still making the same mistake? Why do we ignore their words of wisdom? Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting […]
Read MoreOn Friday, a coworker and I placed a pizza order for lunch for delivery. When realizing it had been close to an hour that we had waited, we decided to call and check up on it. It turns out that we had accidentally put 11:30 pm instead of 11:30 am, an honest mistake if I […]
Read MoreWhen you wake up in the morning, do you dread going to work? When you’re there, have you become ineffective at what you do or how you lead? What do you do in these situations? It could be fixed with a simple change, or maybe it’s time to not just step back but maybe to […]
Read MoreI get up every morning like everyone else; I get my coffee, do all my morning duties, and then I commute…about 100 yards to my office. I don’t have to get a fancy wardrobe to go to work, but I will say that I have an extensive slipper collection. Yes, that’s me – the girl […]
Read More“So, what do you do at ETE?” These past few weeks, we’ve been in the midst of “trade show season” so this question has been pretty common. And I could answer in a number of ways, depending on the show or the person asking. But whatever I say usually involves, “Well, I wear a lot […]
Read MoreThe morning started with a slight tension in the air, the bite of a chilly summer Wisconsin morning cutting against the skin. As we emerged from our cars and came upon the site where we would do battle, the tension turned to excitement. Our fears became our courage and before we knew, we were all […]
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