Guarded Optimism
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »Is guarded optimism an oxymoron? Seems guarded and optimism should not be in the same sentence. While I do understand the meaning behind the phrase, it seems a different set of words could be used. After all, optimism is "glass half full" ...
Opening Doors
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »I can’t tell you how many times I have walked into a store or restaurant behind another person, only to have the door close on me before I can grab it. It is amazing what a lost art the opening ...
Addicted to Success!
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »I've been in Real Estate for the better part of the last 5 years. In that time, I have helped a good number of folks purchase new homes and had a great time doing it. About 6 months ago, I opted ...
Truth
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »As I write this, it's about 6am in the morning and I am feeling a bit sleepy, so perhaps I am a bit delusional or maybe I am just having a little moment of clarity. The word "truth" conjures up particular ...
Talking or Responding?
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »I have noticed over the years that the higher a particular person's work "title" is the more they enjoy talking and the less they understand responding. I suppose much of this is from feeling they already know all the answers as ...
Sleepy time power down
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »At what point do you check out mentally? We all have certain things that we have a genuine non interest in doing, but we have to do them anyway. For the most part, we fight through the apathy of disinterest and ...
Assumptions are Silly
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »Does everyone know what you know or what you are thinking? Do you know what everyone else knows or what they are thinking? I didn't think so. With that being the case and seemingly very well understood, why is it then, that people ...
Empowerment or Management?
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | 3 Comments »There are many different kinds of managing styles that get utilized each and every day. But there is one style that gets utilized the least. It’s called Empowerment. Empowerment is managing to the individual strengths of each member of your team. It ...
Course Evaluation Forms….Tell the Truth or Not?
Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »Course Evaluation forms are a tricky proposition for many people. These of course are the forms that an instructor typically hands out at the end of a seminar or training event in an effort to gain some form of feedback. The ...
You do WHAT for a living?
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »I wonder if people enjoy being boring or if they feel they have to be boring to fit their roll... In any given week, I get a handful of business cards handed to me. The first thing I like to do ...