Practical Practice Management Blog

Last week my blog posts were about an office managers workshop that I presented at. The material that I used for the workshop was based...

A couple of weeks ago I shared about Attitude and Self-awareness and used some references from Jeffrey Gitomer’s book “The Yes Attitude.”...

We have all heard the saying “you choose your attitude” and know that it is true, even though there are times that we would like not to....

The book “Think and Grow Rich” has been the number one selling book of the century on personal wealth (whatever that means to you) and...

Most of you have either read or heard of the book the “One Minute Manager” by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson.  This was one of the...

Since many people travel for business and often eat meals with clients or executives of their business, it is a great idea to keep...

Randy Pausch (1960-2008) is one of my most favorite people who lived. I have learned so many life lessons from his “Last Lecture” book....

A colleague recently recommended the book “Just Listen” by Author Mark Goulston.  Since I am a firm believer that we must keep improving...

On this Good Friday I wanted to take the opportunity to share with you one of my favorite “Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff” stories on being...

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing...

“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” ~ George Washington Carver If you had the...

“No matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the hands of the people you...

The Last Lecture, died on July 25th, 2008.  If you have never watched the last lecture or read the book I highly recommend that you do. ...

The trick is to catch the change quickly and do what it takes to regroup, redirect and get back on the track that you originally...

aThis is my Boston Terrier Bella, and yes she is up in a very large oak tree in our back yard.  Terriers love to hunt rats, squirrels and...

If you are like 99% of the world’s population you have said it at least a couple of times (and probably a whole lot more).  What is it...

Well today and today only at Amazon you can get the Kindle version for free! This is a management book that you will not want to miss out...

This experience prompted me to think about where I live and work and diversity in the workplace, especially my own. I looked up the...

The older I get the more I wonder if I will reach some of the goals I have set for my self on my 10 and 20 year plan.  It seems like the...

Anyway, getting back to the reason for this post; I purchased the book and read it in two sittings.  The book has a great storyline about...