by Steven Vaughan | May 14, 2021 | Business Management Consulting, Employee Retention Strategies, Keynote Speaker, Productivity Improvement
Andrew Carnegie came to the United States in 1848 at the ripe old age of 13. He worked odd jobs and made enough to get by. Then, in his mid 30s, he entered the steel industry. He ultimately became the largest steel manufacturer in the USA. At one point, he had 43...
by Steven Vaughan | May 12, 2021 | Business Management Consulting, Employee Retention Strategies, Keynote Speaker, Performance Management Consulting, Principles of Life
This may shock some of the people (well, outside of my family) who know me, but…uhh…I can get mad sometimes. It isn’t like what I used to be when I was a kid. I had a very short fuse growing up. One of the stories that usually comes up when our family gets...
by Steven Vaughan | May 7, 2021 | Employee Retention Strategies, Keynote Speaker, Principles of Life
Relationships are a huge key to getting the things money cannot buy. Therefore, you need to build these to the best level that you can. Consequently, this will continue for the rest of your life. Because you can never stop working on improving your relationships. Here...
by Steven Vaughan | Apr 30, 2021 | Keynote Speaker, Principles of Life, Productivity Improvement
How many of you talk to yourself? Now don’t feel bad about saying “yes” because we all do it. What’s really weird is when people talk to inanimate objects they have no control over. “Come on baby! Hit the headpin. Hook! HOOK! Gutter?!?” The real question...
by Steven Vaughan | Apr 28, 2021 | Keynote Speaker, Performance Management Consulting, Principles of Life
When I was quite young, around 8 or 9 years old, our family was good friends with the pastor of our church. Since my dad was also the custodian of the church, we saw our pastor Rev. Orson Evans on a regular basis. Rev. Evans liked little novelties and tricks, and one...
by Steven Vaughan | Apr 26, 2021 | Employee Retention Strategies, Keynote Speaker, Principles of Life
Frank, a very pleasant, well-dressed elderly man in his 80s, had cut his thumb several weeks ago requiring stitches. Being older, he healed a little more slowly, but the morning came when he was finally able to have them removed. His appointment was at 9:00 am,...