Leadership Solutions

What's Wrong With This Meeting?

Are your meetings like this?

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   1) Too many attendees (Willet, Marbled Godwit, and one American Wigeon)

   2) Wrong attendees (The meeting was about laying eggs. None of the males needed to be there.)

   3) Late arrivals

   4) No agenda (Birds don't know how to write - but you knew that)

   5) No minutes

As you might expect, they accomplished nothing during this meeting. It was the classic bad meeting.

Steve Kaye
Nature Photographer

PS I need help. More birds lead to more photos. See and share: Help Birds

 

How to Write a Better Blog

This one tip will make you a better writer.

Tip: Compose your text off-line.

This helps because now you can save, revise, and edit your blogs.

Then, your blog will be a well-considered article that reads well.

Next Step: Always start with a draft when the final text matters.

Much success,

Steve Kaye
Speaker, Meeting Facilitator, and Author of four books

714-528-1300

PS: I compose and save my blogs in a FileMaker database.

Double-crested Cormorant

Here's a photo of a Double-crested Cormorant.

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PS I need help. More birds lead to more photos. See and share: Help Birds

 

Happy Thanksgiving

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday.

All the best,

Steve Kaye
714-528-1300

PS: Tomorrow I'll post a photo of a Double-crested Cormorant.

How to Win Friends

This is so simple.

You can even use this technique when you visit relatives during the holidays.

When you do this, people will think you're brilliant, wonderful, and amazing.

The technique: Let the other person be the star in your conversation.

How?

   Let them be right.

   Let them talk.

   Let them be clever.

Just listen and appreciate what they say.

Next Step: Put the other person first in your conversations.

Much success,

Steve Kaye
Speaker, Meeting Facilitator, and Author

714-528-1300

How to Restore Order

There was a lot of noise at the pond.

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Then management arrived.

Much success,

Steve Kaye
Nature Photographer

PS I need help. More birds lead to more photos. See and share: Help Birds

News for Shoppers

Attention shoppers!

Here is good news if you plan to buy Apple products in the coming weeks.

Apple holds one sale each year, on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Join the fun at an Apple Store or buy on-line.

Much success,

Steve Kaye
Speaker, Meeting Facilitator, and Author

714-528-1300

Uncommon Gift Ideas

Here is another approach.

If you participate in traditional gift exchanges during the holidays, consider doing something different.

That is, rather than risk your health in a stampede at some "Low Prices" monster store, consider this:

1) Shop from small local stores. These merchants have put their heart into their business.

2) Buy eco-friendly products. They are safer and better for you.

3) Shop small. That is, buy simple gifts that people will appreciate and use.

4) Give your values. For example, rather than buy a violent video game (that teaches cruelty), give a book (that teaches something useful).

5) Give yourself. For example, give a dinner date, vacation, walk in the park, or some activity that you can share together.

Next Step: Choose memorable, rather than disposable, gifts.

Much success,

Steve Kaye
Speaker, Meeting Facilitator, and Author

714-528-1300

Bewick's Wren

I like this photo.

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The bird is a Bewick's wren.

I learned about this wren in a basic bird identification class that I'm taking, so it was a thrill to actually see one.

As you might expect, photographing small birds is very difficult. They move about quickly and fly away as soon as you arrive.

So taking a photo like this one requires skill, patience, and knowledge -- which is like everything else in life.

Consider: Every success is built upon skill, patience, and knowledge.

Much success,

Steve Kaye
Speaker, Meeting Facilitator, and Author

714-528-1300

PS: This bird is about 5-in long and weighs about 3/8 oz.

How to Enjoy Sports on TV

Here's a tip that will make sports on TV more enjoyable.

Turn off the sound.

Benefits:

1) You avoid hearing the mindless chatter by the announcers.

2) You avoid hearing the insulting nonsense in the ads.

Then sit back and enjoy the game, as if you were actually there. 

Much success,

Steve Kaye
Speaker, Meeting Facilitator, and Author

714-528-1300