I love making people smile with surprises! Over the years I have found that I can do the same thing with my employees at work. When is it a good time to do a surprise...
Surprise Your Team & Bring The Joy!
Posts by PATRICK BOOTH:
Pick A Word For 2023 & Stick With It
It was several years ago when Steve Scherer introduced the concept of picking a word for the new year. This word would be something you could reference throughout the...
Casting Your 3 Year Vision Plan
Recently, I was asked by our executive business coach to cast a 3-year vision plan for the company. It sounded like an easy task till I realized the deadline for this...
Tis The Season To Give Hope
My parents started a tradition many years ago where they gave each employee a hundred dollars at the CCB Christmas party. This gift was the way my parents wanted to...
5 Rules For Successful Meetings
How many times have you been in meetings where you show up because your name was on the invite but you have no idea what the meeting was going to be about? More than I...
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Happy Thanksgiving!
I know it was four days ago but it’s one of my favorite holidays so I’m extending it a little longer in this blog.
I hope your holiday was shared...
Responding To The Heat
Recently my wife and I have been in a small group learning how the “HEAT” can really impact all of us when it occurs. This was the first time I heard the word “HEAT”...
Never Give Up! Never Give Up! Never Give Up!
It’s been several months since I wrote or posted about my 1st and 2nd grade Bronco football team. I’m not proud to say this but I didn’t want to admit that we were 0-7...
Creative Disruption Comes During Hard Times
The past three years have given leaders a lot of opportunity to bring creativity into the workplace. We have battled COVID, lack of inventory, transportation/logistics...
Rocket Fuel
I fell in love with the idea of space shuttles and outer space after watching the 1986 movie SpaceCamp. The movie is about a group of kids that go to a camp dedicated...