Jerry’s Writings
State of Mind
I recently spent a day and a half offsite with a team of 32. They were all in different states of mind. Some had heard wonderful things about my workshop, some had heard the contrary, and others were cautiously optimistic. The leaders that hired me were present as...
We were all born artists…
One of the creative gifts I have been given is my ability to meet people where they are at. The result of that is I build trust very quickly. When coaching either a person or a business this is an imperative “first step” in getting to the root of “what they want”. ...
Dreaming Without Fear
What if you couldn’t fail? What if your biggest fear didn’t exist? What if the one thing you wanted to do was possible because there was nothing blocking you, nothing in front of you? What if… Take the time to envision this right now. (If you do not have the time,...
Passion and the tipping point
Simon Sinek is a hero of mine. I love how he articulated his passion in his book, Start With Why. I’m not sure what his core values are but I assume one of them to be Passion. His passion for what he believes exudes out his pores, like sweat on a marathon runner. When...
Emotional Intelligence in the classroom now please!
When coaching businesses and the people who run or manage them, I first and foremost start with a self-discovery of their depth of emotional intelligence (EQ). It is my humble opinion, based off what I have studied, researched, and experienced first-hand in...
Vulnerability!!
You think vulnerability is not important IN BUSINESS? This article about work culture on an oil rig and its transformation is shocking, please follow the link and check it out:...
When was the last time you visited the monuments in Washington DC?
I have been affiliated with the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) for the past few years.Each April, the Director of the Association, Tom Brand, has a week-long board meeting in Washington DC.The weekend prior to it he has made room for a small group of...
And Risk Having Them Stay
My friend Bob Meis told me he would rather hire good people with the risk of having them leave.…Than hire lousy employees and risk having them stay! Can there be any truer words for an HR department, a manager, or the CEO of a company? No! Christina Merhar reports...
Beautifully Flawed…
Last week my partner Bob Christensen and I spent two and a half days in Minneapolis with Lee Kurtz Gill, Renette Oehlerking, Christi Brown, Jenny Studer, Jackie Galle, Jeanne Christiansen, Marci Heerman, Anna Lotts, Annie Kneedler, Heidi Connelly, Megan Beckman, Kelly...