I was reminiscing this morning, the day after Father’s Day, about the many gifts and life lessons my 83-year-old father Steve has shared with me over the years. He is quiet and humble in the way he carries himself, preferring to let his actions and good example do his talking for him. I observed one of his […] The post The (Often) Neglected Practice of Praise appeared first on Serviam Partners ..read more

As I look at today’s world, something is very, very wrong. The level of anger and divisiveness is out of control. You rarely see people with opposing views reason together and have civil discussions to resolve their differences. Diversity of thought is often not welcomed. We don’t hold people accountable for their bad behavior and situations escalate to angry […] The post Something Good appeared first on Serviam Partners ..read more

I was thinking this morning about my recent family vacation out West and our visits to the Grand Canyon and Sedona, AZ.  That part of our great country is breathtaking and everywhere we looked around us on our trip, we were usually gazing at something so beautiful it looked like a painted canvass from a […] The post Savoring the Moments appeared first on Serviam Partners ..read more

Before you read the rest of this post, I would like you to engage in a brief reflection exercise. Close your eyes and think about where you spent your time over the last two weeks at work. How much of your time was spent in meetings? How many of the meetings were productive with clear agendas, specific actions […] The post Are You Working in a Dysfunctional Meeting Culture? appeared first on Serviam Partners ..read more

As is our custom most weekends, my older son Alex and I went hiking this past Saturday afternoon at a park with excellent trails near our home.  I find this time in the woods to not only be excellent father/son time, but an opportunity to work on my health, disengage from the hectic world around […] The post Basic Humanity Gets a Boost on the Hiking Trail appeared first on Serviam Partners ..read more

Picture in your mind a likely familiar crime scene: the calendar. Every hour of every day during a typical business week, others (with likely good intentions) are trying to steal our time. “Time thieves” often hide right under our nose, comfortably situated between us and our work.  The good news is they leave clues at every crime […] The post How to Identify and Thwart Time Thieves (and Not Become One) appeared first on Serviam Partners ..read more

I was thinking about my mother Sandi this morning, who passed away almost 13 years ago. One of the many things I loved and admired about my mother was her generous nature and desire to help everyone she met. What you may find interesting is that she worked very hard in her full-time job as well as […] The post When Leaders Embrace the Abundance Mindset appeared first on Serviam Partners ..read more

I have been reflecting on a recent conversation with a young professional I met who is eight months into his first post-college job. He is eager to grow his career and get started doing work he loves, but struggled in our conversation to articulate what he thought success looked like or clearly defining “work he loves”. He […] The post The Journey From “Learning Jobs”​ to Doing Work We Love appeared first on Serviam Partners ..read more

The greatest compliment was ever paid me was when someone asked me what I thought and attended to my answer. – Henry David Thoreau Curiosity is one of my favorite skills and one I have worked hard to develop ever since I was a new professional right out of college. I love to ask questions […] The post Cultivating Curiosity as a Skill appeared first on Serviam Partners ..read more

I was reflecting this morning about the countless conversations I have had with leaders in my network over the last few months and the consistent themes that have been present in most of them. Many leaders are feeling challenged to varying degrees with open positions on their teams, retaining their people, supply chain issues, the pressure […] The post Three Things All Leaders Should Be Doing Right Now appeared first on Serviam Partners ..read more