There is some very good research out today on how humans naturally change, Prochaska, Norcross, and DiClemente, (1994) released a book called, Stages of Change which summarizes years of studying the phenomenon of change. They looked at how people naturally take action to make the substantial changes in life. The book mentions that people naturally [...]
(This is a guest post that Dr. Justin Anderson originally wrote for the Friesen Group and is reprinted here with their permission. The Friesen Group is an advising group located in North Newton, Kansas that specializes in organizational consulting, curriculum development, coaching, and facilitation.)
What motivates you to act? Contemporary thought can reduce human motivation into two basic [...]
Despite many of his closest advisors recommending he be positioned far behind his troops and out of harm’s way, General Douglas MacArthur commanded from the front line. When asked why he positioned himself on the front line, General MacArthur simply responded, “How am I supposed to successfully attack something that I cannot see?” In many respects, [...]
The Minnesota Vikings suffered a gut-wrenching loss on Sunday to the New Orleans Saints. There was little doubt the Vikings came to play and play hard. They dominated the game in total yardage (offense) and total yards against (defense) as well as time of possession, but one thing they didn’t have going for them was [...]
Jason DeRusha, from WCCO in Minnesota, does a series called “Good Question”. His most recent “Good Question” was “Is Momentum Real?”. I was quoted in his piece and you can read the entire column here:
http://wcco.com/goodquestion/momentum.good.question.2.1407087.html
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had many inquiries about my opinion on Tiger Woods. I have to admit, I have been somewhat intrigued by how the greatest golfer of our time is going to handle this media-feeding frenzy. Yet, what I am curious about is how this “off the course” nightmare-of-a-situation, will affect Tiger [...]
Change in leadership is currently considered the most time-efficient method to extensively change the culture of an existing organization; a fact confirmed by the high turnover in leadership positions of organizations that are pressured for instant success. This week, we saw two prominent leaders resign from their organizations because their institutions did not like what [...]
There are several great articles written in this month’s Minnesota Business Magazine (November). The issue highlights the 2nd Annual Minnesota Family Business Awards banquet that Tom Hubler and the Minnesota Business Magazine hosted in October. The event recognized several of Minnesota’s finest family businesses including Golden Plump Poultry, Grand Rapids State Bank, Dart Transit Company, Doherty Employment [...]
The Inner Game of Tennis, a 1970’s classic by author W. Timothy Gallwey, continues to remain one of the best sport psychology books ever written. With no disrespect toward the more contemporary sport psychologists who have written many impressive works in the past several decades, Gallwey, an ex-tennis pro, explains many of the inner workings [...]
People often ask me why I combine the fields of sport psychology with business consulting. The simple answer is that many concepts used in sport psychology are often very effective in assisting closely-held/family owned businesses in reaching their performance goals. Let’s look at the common fundamentals as follows:
Both sport teams and closely held or family owned businesses [...]