Terry Dockery
7 KEYS TO THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET
Are you thinking about becoming an entrepreneur? Are you already one but things aren't going as well as you'd prefer? Do you have the...
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Terry Dockery
Sep 3, 20173 min read
THE A-PLAYER COMPENSATION PLAN
Anytime I hear a CEO say, "My employees are lazy and they don't care about the company," or "Nobody wants to work anymore," it's a red...
Terry Dockery
Aug 6, 20173 min read
ARE ALL PARTNERSHIPS SINKING SHIPS?
The Beatles broke up way too soon. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were one of the most prolific and successful songwriting teams in...
Terry Dockery
Jul 2, 20173 min read
BULLETIN: ATLANTA FALCONS RECRUIT CHEAP PLAYERS
No, this is not a real bulletin (sorry Mr. Blank), but imagine if it were. If we assume that the main goals of the Atlanta Falcons are:...
Terry Dockery
May 31, 20173 min read
4 BAD HABITS THAT GUARANTEE POOR LEADERSHIP
Since we live in a society in which we have freedom of choice, the primary limiters of our happiness and success are our unrealistic...
Terry Dockery
May 4, 20172 min read
THERAPY: A USEFUL TOOL FOR HIGH ACHIEVERS
By definition high achievers expose themselves to a lot of stress which can cause emotional distress. I'm amazed that some of these folks...
Terry Dockery
Apr 4, 20172 min read
ENJOY YOUR PB&J
Aristotle's Doctrine of the Mean states that many things turn out best when practiced with moderation and with balance. Unfortunately...
Terry Dockery
Mar 1, 20172 min read
MEDITATION: STRESS MANAGEMENTE FOR HIGH ACHIEVERS
Most of the leaders I know tend to deal with a fair amount of stress in some form or other in their daily lives, especially in attempting...
Terry Dockery
Feb 1, 20172 min read
FEEDBACK: THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
Credit for the title goes to the late Steve Haines, my former strategic planning mentor. He was a big fan of the feedback mechanism for...
Terry Dockery
Jan 2, 20172 min read
WILL POWER: THE WEAK SISTER OF FUN
I see it all too often in my consulting work: leaders telling the members of their teams that working harder is the answer to every...
Terry Dockery
Dec 1, 20162 min read
THE EBENEZER SCROOGE GRID
Has there ever been a more inspirational story than Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol? I don't think so. Ebenezer Scrooges' overnight...
Terry Dockery
Nov 2, 20162 min read
GIVING THANKS
I'm a huge fan of being in control. I mean, really, do you want someone else making your life decisions for you? Therefore, while it's...
Terry Dockery
Oct 3, 20162 min read
HIRING: WHEN BEING SLACK PAYS OFF
When is the right time to hire new members for your team? It's a tough decision. Everyone knows that you make a profit by making more...
Terry Dockery
Aug 31, 20162 min read
CORE VALUES, MOM, AND APPLE PIE
Sometimes when I ask leadership teams to define their core values, they'll say something like. "Oh, that;s a waste of time. It's just Mom...
Terry Dockery
Aug 2, 20162 min read
ENTREPRENEURS EATING GLASS
Sounds like a good name for a punk band, doesn't it? Elon Musk once said, “Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into...
Terry Dockery
Jun 30, 20162 min read
INNOVATE OR DROWN
You can't negotiate with change; it's going to happen regardless of what you do. it's one of the only constants in life. Take a moment to...
Terry Dockery
Jun 22, 20163 min read
2 POWERFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES
Everyone knows that if you get two or more people in a room, they're not going to agree on everything. That means there will be conflict,...
Terry Dockery
May 31, 20162 min read
THE RIGHT PEOPLE IS MOST OF THE BATTLE
I've just rediscovered for (for the umpteenth time) one of the most basic truths about building a high-performing business: adding the...
Terry Dockery
May 18, 20162 min read
OVERCOMING FOUNDERS DISEASE
Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. You have to know a lot about a lot to get a business off the ground and to make it a...
Terry Dockery
May 3, 20162 min read
FIGHTING THE MILLENNIAL TSUNAMI
Lately I'm hearing a lot of complaints from my CEO friends and clients about Millennials, especially about them being "lazy" and "lacking...
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