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...
by Marc Corsini | Jan 18, 2022
We’ve all had at least one salesperson call us about life insurance. It is the product that just about everyone needs but no one wants to buy. I happen to love life insurance. When I initially started coaching, one of my first clients sold insurance, and I saw the...
by Marc Corsini | Jan 4, 2022
As a part of growing one of my Vistage CEO peer advisory groups, I met with a prospective CEO to see if we were a right fit for each other. Before meeting with me, he said he wasn’t really interested in membership, but since we had so many relationships in common, he...
by Marc Corsini | Dec 14, 2021
Basketball season is upon us. I’d like to consider the game for more than just its entertainment value. My favorite movie of all time is Hoosiers. I’ve seen it dozens of times, and it never gets old. Here’s the storyline: In 1951, washed-up college basketball coach...
by Marc Corsini | Nov 11, 2021
The very first Veterans Day parade in the entire country happened right here in Birmingham. That’s remarkable, I know, but so is the story behind this accomplishment. It happened on November 11, 1947, thanks to a man named Raymond Weeks. Weeks was a Navy veteran from...
by Marc Corsini | Nov 2, 2021
Today is All Souls’ Day. It’s the day many Catholics and other denominations dedicate to remembering deceased loved ones. It’s observed in a variety of ways, but regardless of whether it’s a somber occasion or more of a celebration like Día de los Muertos, it’s...
