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Why Your Boss Is Wrong About You

As the performance review season comes to its usually unsatisfactory conclusion for many, we...

Mark Crocker — February 11, 2020

Finding Fault

In business we often come across cultures where blame is accepted or is even...

Mark Crocker — January 27, 2020

Blue Monday

Blue Monday is the name given to this day in January (typically the third...

Mark Crocker — January 20, 2020

Service Means Service

Good customer service is a valuable asset, especially in today's high-tech-oriented, increasingly impersonal business...

Mark Crocker — January 14, 2020

Talking Transformation

Individuals, organizations change continuously, reacting to developments in their markets and to the arrival...

Mark Crocker — January 8, 2020

Vive la Révolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, commonly known as Industry 4.0, appears to be changing the...

Mark Crocker — October 21, 2019

The Complexity Equation

Charles Dickens in the 1830’s wrote that he lived in an age of “unrelenting...

Mark Crocker — October 1, 2019

Credibly Credible

Credibility in leadership is important now, more than ever, because there is a good...

Mark Crocker — June 24, 2019

Caution, Learners Ahead

It’s a fact and contrary to certain prejudices and misconceptions, employees can learn to...

Mark Crocker — May 17, 2019

Engaging Conversations

Organizations care about employee engagement because the facts would suggest that it directly impacts...

Mark Crocker — May 6, 2019

Fire When Ready

The real problem with poor performing employees is us. If you want to feel...

Mark Crocker — April 3, 2019

Never Too Late

We want to talk about the serial late people in the world – those...

Mark Crocker — March 26, 2019

Pause Before You Pounce

We all face multiple challenges in our work and leadership roles - impossible deadlines,...

Mark Crocker — March 18, 2019

Balance of Power

Rest and recovery are a crucial part of any exercise program. After putting your...

Mark Crocker — February 5, 2019

Hearing Loss

Proportion and context is something we need to consider often as consultants. The ability...

Mark Crocker — January 30, 2019

Alone Again

This time fifty years ago man set foot on the moon and currently China...

Optimize Blog — January 21, 2019

A Year in Review

As we march headlong into the new year we have probably had, or are...

Optimize Blog — January 10, 2019

What’s in a Label?

As regular readers know, we have issues with the labels that people give others...

Optimize Blog — July 31, 2018

Vive Le Tour

As the Tour de France grinds its way through the mountains in the second...

Optimize Blog — July 18, 2018

Moments of Truth

Customers have never had higher expectations – or been more empowered than they are...

Optimize Blog — March 5, 2018