I seldom talk about my company, so I am taking liberty to do so now. I will attempt to have it be worthwhile and not too boring. The company name is Todd Team Coaching and our programs are Fast Break Training courses. The emphasis is Power, Precision and Performance. Nice words, but it may be [...]
Every day we have to respond to the circumstances that are at-hand. I know this is not news to anyone. However, the fact of knowing something provides you nothing, nil, nada, zip. The question is œKnowing what I know, what action do I take? Action can produce a result. Action moves things around and that [...]
Every morning the same for me; run, sports page and crossword puzzle. It has been that way for over 40 years. So why mention it now? It was an article by Bob Nightengale of USA Today talking about trade rumors. The subject was Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays which showed up in my [...]
My whole life I have been hearing about how being focused is the key to success. I see heads being nodded all over the place. I am not saying focus isnt important. What I am saying is that I am not sure the nature of focus has been fully examined. Scientists tell us that human [...]
I have talked about how critical relationships are in our lives. We tend to think that relationships are a function of how much time we spend together. That is only one way. One of the most powerful relationship building tools we have is acknowledgement. Yet, for the most part, we are stingy with or acknowledgements. [...]
One of the functions of being the œtop banana is management. Management is concerned with resources, i.e., time, money, people and equipment. In any given day all of these may be calling for your attention. It has been my experience that poor management undermines the leaders performance more than any other function. Today, I want [...]