by Marc Corsini | Jul 27, 2022
At one time or another in our careers, we’ve all probably said to ourselves, “If I were in charge, I would handle things differently. I would start focusing on X and stop focusing on Y. I would close a division or let someone go or communicate more effectively or set...
by Marc Corsini | Jun 28, 2022
It is time to offer my top reading (and watching or listening) suggestions for summer 2022. We do this every year in anticipation of summer vacations. This year, knowing that not many of us have time to read (or listen) as much as we want, we’re including some...
by Marc Corsini | Jun 14, 2022
With Father’s Day coming up, I decided to write a letter to my sons about how to play the “man game.” I call it the “man game,” but, really, being the best man you can possibly be is serious business. I wanted to write down my advice right now in case God pulls my...
by Marc Corsini | Jun 7, 2022
Summer’s here, and it’s time again to go somewhere with your family/friends and do something fun away from the office. I recently had an executive confide in me that he hated to go on vacation! It’s not that he didn’t want to be with his family and his friends. It was...
by Marc Corsini | May 17, 2022
I recently attended the 58th annual Greater Birmingham Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast. It’s held on the first Thursday in May each year, which also happens to be the National Day of Prayer. At the local event, mayors from around the Birmingham area come together to promote...
by Marc Corsini | May 3, 2022
As we discussed in our “When Too Much is Not a Good Thing” blog, these days, employees often have the upper hand. Labor shortages mean they can ask for more (pay, benefits, flexibility, etc.) and they expect more from their companies in other ways, too. They want to...
by Marc Corsini | Apr 19, 2022
Recently a manager came to me for career advice. He had worked at a well-respected company for more than a decade. While this company was not one of my clients, I knew he had enjoyed working there. But now he was deeply unhappy. Over the last couple of years,...
by Marc Corsini | Mar 15, 2022
I think everyone on the planet would agree that during the last two years our stress has increased. Exponentially. And in just about all areas of life. The Covid-19 pandemic impacted us all in lots of different ways. We’ve changed how we work, shop, parent, learn,...
by Marc Corsini | Mar 1, 2022
Some time ago, while working with a company during their annual conference, the topic of “motivation” came up over dinner. It was a lively discussion with lots of opinions. The question — Can you truly motivate someone? — has been thrown around for, I’m sure, hundreds...
by Marc Corsini | Feb 15, 2022
I bet very few of you have heard of Arthur “Spud” Melin, but I know all of us have seen his products. Many years ago, Spud and his boyhood friend Richard Knerr were raising falcons and training them to hunt. They made wooden slingshots to hurl meat into the air...
