In today’s society, where we get breaking news and opinions in 140-character chunks, it’s easy to think that the rules we learned about grammar, usage and writing styles have flown out the window. But, if you’ll excuse the metaphor, correct grammar and usage are like deodorant – you don’t notice it when it’s there, but [...]

Shortly after we brought home our fluffy new kitten in October 2008, our dog started eating her food. Many nights for dinner our cat got two scoops, to replace the morning’s lost serving. And after some sad looks, I gave our dog a few bits of food too even though she had already stolen more [...]

Aren’t we all looking for new ways to improve upon our productivity and ability to successfully manage our projects and tasks?  At eaHELP this is something we work toward daily.  Luckily there are a plethora of task management applications and  tools out there to help with just this. We did the research and below are [...]

Remember Psychology 101 in college? The Pavlovian Response/Conditioning? When the phone “dings” or when the computer alerts you of a new eMail … are you just like the Pavlovian dogs who jump into action? Is that good or bad? Or, how about the phone in general … is it for you … or for people [...]

Are YOU a Control Freak?  Here are several ways to tell you if you are control freak … based on our 1,000s of conversations with leaders over the years: 1)  You have no concern for my time or anyone else’s. You hold everyone hostage on the phone, in meetings, and conversations way past the time [...]

I have news for you … God doesn’t bless your messes, well – at least not administratively speaking that is. My post today is simple. Here are my questions for you today, if you’re a disorganized leader or owner: 1)  Do you think it is good stewardship of your business/organization to be so disorganized you [...]

I am not a task-master. I believe in trusting people to get the job done. Most people on a team will do the right thing and work very hard … without the boss cracking the whip! However, with that freedom of job execution comes responsibility. Consider this a friendly reminder … if you are on [...]

Naysayers of hard work will hate this post. Lazy people will cry foul! Many, many, many of us … will have hard work as our profession. And, there is ZERO wrong with that. I LOVE this video by Mike Rowe, host of “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel. In this video, via TED, he pays [...]

Ever spoken with a leader who just sort of looks past you when you engage with them? Had the experience of talking with someone and they start looking at their phone? Annoying and rude … isn’t it? They are communicating … I am better and more important and more busy than you are. Don’t want [...]

Where you spend your time … communicates what you value. This isn’t just an idea. It’s a principle. This is true with your spouse. This is true with your kids. Same with your friends, Mom & Dad, your co-workers and so on. Where you spend your time … absolutely, 100%, demonstrates what you value. Your [...]