TEDxNormal was held on October 22, 2016 at the Normal Theater. The event focused on starting conversations about new approaches to life's opportunities and challenges. I had the privilege of speaking at the "Anything But Normal" event. Check out my presentation below. See What People Had To … [Read more...]
Featured in Forbes on Cultural Change, Young Entrepreneurship
In the 10th year since Tasty Catering's cultural revolution, the company's story had the honor of being featured in the Forbes magazine article titled "How Tasty Catering is Serving up a New Generation of Entrepreneurs." The article discusses the two best business decisions my partners and I have … [Read more...]
Emerald Literati Award Winner
Recently, I received amazing news and could not be more excited and proud to share it. The article titled “Creating and sustaining a highly engaged company culture in a multigenerational workplace,” which was featured in Strategic HR Review, Vol. 14, Issue: 4, pp. 124–130, has been recognized as an … [Read more...]
A CEO and Company Empowered to Change
“You have to change or we’re leaving.” Those may be some of the most powerful words to hit me as CEO of Tasty Catering. And they’re also ones I am most grateful for two employees having the courage to fire at me in 2005. When Tim and Jamie approached me, it must have felt like confronting a drill … [Read more...]
Great Book, Contagious Culture, by Anese Cavanaugh
As a leader it's important to understand "how you show up" and that YOU directly impact the tone of your organization. With that said, I’m excited to let you know about my friend Anese Cavanaugh’s book Contagious Culture: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization that … [Read more...]
Recently Published on How to Use Positive Psychological Capital to Improve Productivity
Working in collaboration with Kenneth Thompson, Ph.D. and Grace Lemmon, Ph.D. I delved into the meaning and benefits of employee engagement. In our paper titled, Employee Engagement and Positive Psychological Capital, we elaborate on our recent research and its implications for businesses. Because … [Read more...]
Co-author of “Creating and Sustaining a Highly Engaged Company Culture in a Multigenerational Workplace”
In a paper titled, “Creating and Sustaining a Highly Engaged Company Culture in aMultigenerational Workplace,” I’m proud to announce that Dr. John Blattner and I have been featured in the Strategic HR Review, Vol. 14, Issue: 4, pp. 124 – 130. Together, Dr. Blattner and I demonstrate how … [Read more...]
Creative Destruction: Philosophy in Leadership
Why is it that leaders tend to revel in the results of their work without developing their potential? During a recent Leadership Team meeting, we discovered a potential fatal flaw. We were extending and defending what we do well without introducing any innovative thoughts. This brought to mind … [Read more...]
Solving External Leadership Challenges Through Engaged Employees
Command and control leadership placed internal and external challenges on my shoulders and placed me in a position of managing issues, policies and procedures. The pressure was unrelenting, resulting in the inability to use emotional intelligence to control my emotions. One day, several years ago, … [Read more...]
The Evolution of an Entrepreneur
What is the life cycle of an entrepreneur? Ichak Adizes, PhD, described the Ten Stages of Corporate Life Cycles in his book The Power of Purpose. Having experienced two massive business failures in the companies that I founded or co-founded, I can testify that Dr. Adizes is certainly correct in … [Read more...]
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