by admin | Apr 4, 2022 | Chris Flickinger, Connections, Influence, Mind
“I try to remember that my team members are people. I always remember human first, employee second.” One of my amazing clients said these incredible words. Get this. 60% of CEOs believe that their organizations are empathetic. While just 24% of the employees in these...
by admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Chris Flickinger, Connections, Influence, Results
“I get asked about work-life balance all the time. And my view is, that’s a debilitating phrase because it implies there’s a strict trade-off” – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos So, great leaders DON’T have work life balance? ...
by admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Chris Flickinger, Influence, Mind, Results
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” So, was MLK a good leader or a good manager? If 2020 taught us anything, it is...
by admin | Feb 14, 2022 | Chris Flickinger, Connections, Influence, Mind
If you have ever heard Chris speak or have ever attended one of his training sessions, for sure you have heard him talk about leading change and getting others to buy into it with their hands, heart, and mind. Buy why? How? It’s a common theme of ours because so many...
by admin | Feb 14, 2022 | Chris Flickinger, Influence, Results
Warning: Are you forgetting one of the most important qualities to look for in a new hire? Many researchers say that humility is the missing link. Think about the interview questions you typically ask. Are you measuring how humble this person is? Most likely not....
by admin | Jan 27, 2022 | Chris Flickinger, First Hand Results, Results
Imagine this. You hire someone new for your team at work. You are super excited about this new hire and you invest a lot of your time and energy into him. A few months later, you get the gut feeling that you have made a terrible mistake – you hired the wrong...