![059: Five Ways to Deal with Office Politics [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/OfficePolitics.jpg)
Office politics creates more personal frustration than work and work schedules will ever create. Today I will share five ways to deal with office politics - five practical things you can do not matter how nasty the situation. While I doubt there are any big secrets...
![053: My Top 10 Takeaways from The Launch Conference – And One Surprise Takeway [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/TheLaunchConference.jpg)
I spent much of last week at The Launch Conference in Orlando. The conference was mentally challenging, and Disney with the family was physically challenging. It was worth it. John C. Morgan working as George Bush at Launch [/featured-image] For those not familiar...
![051: 7 Powerful Questions (Number 5 Can Make You More Money) [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/7powerfulquestions.png)
I have learned to talk less and instead ask powerful questions. When I was in the corporate world, I realized quickly that I could not compete with those who spoke in corporate lingo. You know, those who say a whole bunch and sound smart but really they are saying...
![049: Dealing with Ineffective Team Members | Are You Making These Mistakes? [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DealingwithIneffectiveTeamMembers.png)
I bet dealing with ineffective team members is something you struggle with constantly. Whether you are on a team, leading a team, or leading a group of teams, one of your greatest challenges is not getting the work done, but instead dealing with those team members who...
![040: Make Your Goals Actually Happen [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/MakingGoalsHappen.png)
How can you make your goals actually happen? Setting goals is the easy part. You experience fun and excitement as you envision the things you will do and become. Yet, keeping your goals on track for the next year is the hard part. Between now and the arching of the...
![038: Setting Goals for Next Year [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/NewImage.png)
When I was a teenager, my father decided we would build a A-Frame cabin on the lake. Over the next few years, I spent some mostly wonderful times heading up to a lake house every weekend morning. When we were not building, we were planning and preparing to build. One...
![037: Debriefing: Five Key Questions to Plan for Next Year [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/debriefing.png)
Don't live last year over again! Last year may have been wonderful, a dismal failure, or just a minor disappointment. Either way, you do not want to experience the same thing again. You want to grow. You want new challenges and new successes. So, before you jump into...
![035: Planning for Next Year | The Best Year Ever [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/planningfornextyear.png)
Are you planning for next year? Usually at the start of a new year, I get overwhelmed. It is then when I start to do planning and think about the year ahead. Would it not have been better to start early? So this year I am doing my annual planning in December - and I...
Are you stealing from your employer? To ask it another way, have you been given tools and a work environment that should help you be more productive? The other day I was on a conference call with my friend Marcin Kwiecinski (yes - his site is in Polish), a...
I am a huge fan of Evernote. I use it for all kinds of things and because of this new tool, I find I rarely open other standard tools such as MS Word. But I have recently learned how to share content on a webpage using Evernote, making it work like a simple web page....
In my last post I shared why you should setup a blog for your brand. In this post I will show you how to setup a self-hosted wordpress blog. Even though I often work with technical people, many do not know how easy it is to get started. [youtube id="LsHcrKB3AXs"]...
Blogging has helped thousands grow their career by enhancing their professional and personal brand. Whether you are a new business owner, a self-employed expert, or an employee with expertise, blogging can help you grow your brand. Photo Courtesy Flickr/Creative...
We can be a quitter or we can learn how to persevere. Here are some common sense guidelines that help me – and others – keep gong and make things happen.
![005: Seven Steps for More Effective Communication Via Email [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BoyCommicating-000017120534.jpg)
In this podcast we explore seven steps to writing effective emails and use less time in email back-and-forth communication.
Steps on how to develop your own personal growth and development plan.
The other day I was asked how I get so much done. The question shocked me since I feel as if I get little done. I guess everything is a matter of perception. But a lot comes down to productivity tools. Here are some of my productivity secrets, or productivity tools. I...
Don't we all want to get more done in less time? Would it not be wonderful to have someone else to do those things I would rather not do? I could delegate, but that seems overwhelming also. And, what if I have no one to delegate to? Photo courtesy of Flickr/Creative...