by WillBowen | Dec 5, 2013 | Business Productivity
A man puts distance between himself and his problems and, in the process creates the greatest Christmas Carol of all time. It may have been mice gnawing on the pipes. Or it may have been rust. Whatever damaged the organ at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria;...
by WillBowen | Mar 9, 2013 | Business Productivity, Increasing Productivity
What happened in the past does not always predict the future. Regardless of past experiences, you can choose a different outcome. Here is true story from my own life: When I was 17, my pet parrot flew away. It had been awhile since I had trimmed his flight feathers...
by WillBowen | Sep 12, 2012 | Business Productivity
It’s official, complaining at work drags down not only your own productivity but the productivity of those around you as well. The Wall Street Journal reports that being in a nest of complainers makes it harder to get your work done and lowers a company’s...
by WillBowen | Jul 3, 2012 | Building Stronger Relationships, Business Productivity, Complaint Free Workplace, Increasing Productivity
The mortality rate for newborns in East Africa is staggering because there are very few facilities where pregnant women can safely deliver. A few summers back, I lead a group of volunteers to Mwanza, Tanzania to help build a birthing center at a local hospital....
by WillBowen | Jun 16, 2012 | Business Productivity, Complaint Free Workplace, Increasing Productivity
There is a Zen saying, “To know and not to do is not yet to know.” There is one thing that nearly every executive, every salesperson, every employee of every stripe knows but very, very few will take the time to do. It is the single most important, dare I say,...
by WillBowen | May 2, 2012 | Business Productivity
I am currently taking lessons to become a private pilot. Monday, my instructor Charlie gave me an important piece of advice with regards to flying that holds true for leadership as well. He said a pilot must always do things in this order: Aviate (Optimal...
