36 articles
Bring the Nice
Articles on communication, leadership, culture and employee retention.
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February 21, 2024
Planning a company retreat in Nashville, Tennessee.
Futureforth client retreat and offsite in Nashville. Tips for Planning a Memorable Business Retreat in Nashville, TN Nashville, Tennessee, famously known as…
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November 29, 2023
Do you know the 10X solution to the top ten conference hurdles?
The investment in conferences, from sponsoring and exhibiting to delivering impactful demos and presentations, is significant. However, the reality is that…
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September 8, 2023
Do you use business cards? Read this.
I just found this photo of me delivering a Networking For Nice People workshop from back in 2014. Time flies! When connecting with new people at networking…
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August 10, 2023
The Neurodiversity Imperative: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for All
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, one term that has gained significant traction is "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI). This term…
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July 31, 2023
Making the Most of Coffee Meetings: 7 Essential Strategies.
☕ How to confidently communicate caffeinated. Finding time for face-to-face interactions can be challenging in our fast-paced world. As a regular coffee…
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May 18, 2023
The power of in-person collaboration: Six compelling reasons to bring your hybrid or distributed team together
Have you ever wondered why bringing your hybrid or distributed team together in person is so important? Well, let me share six compelling reasons beyond…
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February 1, 2023
Cooperation according to Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin knows a thing or two about cooperation. In 2007, he was called "the most important producer of the last 20 years" by MTV and was named on Time 's…
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January 15, 2023
The worst miscommunication in rock history.
Communication Breakdown by Led Zeppelin is one of the best rock songs of its time. If you are looking for an actual example of a communication breakdown in…
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December 7, 2022
How you handle layoffs will affect your brand reputation and future hiring.
Yesterday, I was invited to join WPLN-Nashville Public Radio to discuss the state of Twitter; I included a video in this post if you’d like to listen. One…
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May 20, 2022
You need to be thinking about these two workplace phenomena
Today, I’d like to focus on two phenomena that occur in fast-growing businesses. Perhaps you’re experiencing one or even both of these. The first is a great…
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May 13, 2022
The three Stay Interview questions every leader must ask
The Great Resignation is already a one trillion dollar problem in the United States. We’ve heard from many visitors about the shock they discover when they…
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April 29, 2022
Everything starts and ends with your people
A few months ago, Todd Bowman kindly sent me a book that I have found impactful and a wonderful resource for any leader who wants to transform their…
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April 1, 2022
Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
Have you heard of the Two Colored Ball Experiment? The experiment consists of showing a two-color-sided ball to a two or three-year-old child. Let’s say one…
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March 18, 2022
How Showcase IDX uses video feedback for recruiting
I recently had the pleasure of delivering the ROI of Nice presentation for Scott Lockhart and his team at Showcase IDX . A week later, they published the…
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March 4, 2022
Smoking with the boss
This premise on Friends has always stood out to me as hilariously accurate (albeit a little dated). The setup is Rachel’s boss, and a new colleague are…
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February 25, 2022
#ShowUsYourLeave
On episode 27 of the Nice Podcast , I interviewed Jane Allen from the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. We got to talking a little about maternity and…
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February 18, 2022
Earn trust and become a likable boss in one move
Deloitte conducted an external marketplace survey of 1,000 full-time US professionals. The findings indicate that 77 percent of respondents say they have…
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January 28, 2022
The Great Resignation Calculation. What will this cost?
According to Gallup, it costs US businesses one trillion dollars a year due to “voluntary turnover” or, in normal terms, people who quit their jobs. We help…
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January 21, 2022
You should lead like Roz Brewer
I love hearing stories of leaders who go the extra step (or mile) to learn what it’s like for the people they lead. For example, Rosalind ‘Roz’ Brewer the…
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January 14, 2022
Do you use the Love to Lead Methodology?
My friend, Greg Cangialosi recently recommended I watch a Betamore YouTube video featuring an interview with his CEO of Olive, colleague, friend, and fellow…
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December 31, 2021
Effective leaders organize their days. Do you do this?
Not only do well-organized leaders get more accomplished each day their organizational skills inspire their people. When an entire team is using the same…
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December 10, 2021
They quit because they fear you
Photo by Crypto Crow from Pexels There was a Grade 7 and 8 teacher everyone below his grade feared in my elementary-middle school named Mr. Riley. He was a…
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December 3, 2021
Use body language to hear your team and avoid the wrecks
Scott Rouse is a regular guest on Dr. Phil and author of Understanding Body Language: How to Decode Nonverbal Communication in Life, Love, and Work . Rouse…
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November 26, 2021
How busy leaders can get more done each week
It’s crucial that leaders of fast-growing technology companies keep track of not just their big company goals, but also the micro-goals that will help them…
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November 19, 2021
How good leaders can become great using empathy
I recently read Tracy Brower’s excellent article entitled, Empathy is the most important leadership skill according to research from Forbes. Brower shares a…
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November 12, 2021
Why you should send your staff to conferences
In my last role working for a company before launching Futureforth, I made valuable connections with great people who worked with and ran popular brands.…
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November 5, 2021
Is the Great Resignation affecting tech companies?
It’s not your imagination, ‘The Great Resignation’ is here and in full effect. A search using Google Trends revealed how popular this search query is right…
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October 29, 2021
Improve your presentation skills
Do you have glossophobia? Are you familiar with the term? Glossophobia is the anxiety of public speaking and approximately 75% of people have this fear.…
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October 22, 2021
Bad managers lead to bad brand reputation
Did you know 75% of job seekers wouldn’t work for a company with a bad reputation even if they were unemployed, according to a study by Corporate…
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October 15, 2021
How to tap into team feedback
I have read many definitions of what a brand is, but I believe the best one is by Jeff Bezos of Amazon fame. “Your brand is what other people say about you…
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October 8, 2021
Outcomes from acknowledging life outside your walls
The CES Bound road trip team in 2010. I’m the one on the left (I look like a baby). Photo from Griffin Technology. You have to acknowledge there is life…
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October 1, 2021
Three costly employee onboarding mistakes and how to avoid them
What is it about starting a new job that makes you want to quit? Up to 20% of employee turnover happens in the first 45 days for new hires! According to…
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September 24, 2021
Life outside your walls
Life Outside Your Walls Nice Method: Internal One of the best ways to bring a team together is to get them out of the office together. This is why I prefer…
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September 17, 2021
How to avoid the wrecks in a fast-growing company
The Nice Method training for fast-growing companies was developed to improve your company culture and increase employee retention. When communication is…
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September 10, 2021
How to hear your team
When I teach fast-growing technology companies how to use the Nice Method to improve employee retention and company culture, I first focus on teaching…
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September 3, 2021
How to stop employee turnover at tech companies
The findings of The Achievers Workforce Institute’s February 2021 survey are sobering. Fifty-two percent of fully-employed employees said they intend to…
