by Steven Vaughan | Jul 9, 2021 | Business Management Consulting, Keynote Speaker, Performance Management Consulting, Productivity Improvement
I watched the movie White Nights many years ago, but there was a scene that had a great line that I never forgot. Apparently it was a common Russian phrase that went, “We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us.” What a great description of Communism....
by Steven Vaughan | Jun 23, 2021 | Business Management Consulting, Keynote Speaker, Productivity Improvement, Small Business & Entrepreneur Coach
Ahhh. Fast food. Where would we be as Americans without all the fast food options today? Probably a lot thinner…maybe? But I digress. In the last post, I wrote about Choosing Your Perspective. It is something that is yours, and your alone. No one can take it...
by Steven Vaughan | Jun 7, 2021 | Business Management Consulting, Employee Retention Strategies, Performance Management Consulting, Small Business & Entrepreneur Coach
There’s a problem in the workforce today that is costing businesses all over the world billions if not trillions of dollars each year. In case you haven’t guessed by the picture, it’s zombies. A Zombie is that employee who just goes through the...
by Steven Vaughan | May 24, 2021 | Business Management Consulting, Keynote Speaker, Performance Management Consulting, Productivity Improvement, Small Business & Entrepreneur Coach
This is a progressive set of posts. If you have not read the prvious posts, please read the first one here, and the second one here. Once you have your Dream List, and you have asked the “Why” you want to Be, Do or Have the things listed, let’s take...
by Steven Vaughan | May 17, 2021 | Business Management Consulting, Health Care Business Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Performance Management Consulting, Productivity Improvement, Purpose-Driven Organizations, Small Business & Entrepreneur Coach
Way back in the 1970s when I was in elementary school, a common question we were asked was, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I wanted to be an astronaut, or a doctor, or a pilot, or maybe a rock star. I became a Registered Nurse, I have about 30 hours in a...
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...