by Bluewater Advisory | May 20, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
In meeting after meeting we heard executives say, “We have a real problem in getting our next generation of leaders ready to take over because our senior leaders don’t have the time or the desire to mentor and train them. We have tried everything, and we just don’t...
by Bluewater Advisory | Jan 26, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
When I ask leadership cohorts the two primary types of listening, they almost always jump up with the same response: active listening (and they struggle to find a second type). And it’s easy to see why. Active listening is an incredibly common phrase positioned as...
by Bluewater Advisory | Jan 2, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
“The car goes where your eyes go.” – Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain Each year, I, like many, pick a word that serves as an anchor as to where I want to turn my attention. Or as Garth Stein in The Art of Racing in the Rain would suggest, where I want...
by Bluewater Advisory | Jan 19, 2022 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
Professionally: Once I get through this week Once we get a bit of breathing room Once this project is done Once we get through to the end of this year And personally: Once I get the house organized Once the credit cards are paid off Once we get to our summer vacation...
by Bluewater Advisory | Oct 19, 2021 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
What does this age-old image bring to mind? If you are like most people who attend our trainings where we use this image, you are likely to say, perspective. This image represents that we all have our own perspective on situations, and we must remember that...
