Thursday, May 16 2013 8:52 AM EDT2013-05-16 12:52:06 GMT
All feedback is not valid. A big problem with feedback is that we often listen to the wrong sources. For example, my friend Julie crafted handmade cards. From an early age, she crafted masterpieces.
All feedback is not valid. A big problem with feedback is that we often listen to the wrong sources. For example, my friend Julie crafted handmade cards. From an early age, she crafted masterpieces. She spent hours on...
Quick, if you saw a Rolls Royce on the side of the road and a guy in a suit standing next to it staring at his flat tire, what pops into your head? If you find yourself laughing at a rich guy having to suffer, you may be...
Life is complicated. We know this, but yet we always want to find the one thing. The one thing that made everything go wrong. Or the one thing that will make everything go right. The one thing the parent did wrong...
We're all looking for the magic bullet, the secret words to make our spouse melt, our co-worker cooperate and our customer giggle with glee as they sign on the dotted line. After 20 years spent coaching executives and...
Beyond food and shelter, people of all ages have two core emotional needs: connection and meaning. We want close personal relationships while we're on this planet, and we want to make a contribution
Beyond food and shelter, people of all ages have two core emotional needs: connection and meaning. We want close personal relationships while we're on this planet, and we want to make a contribution that outlasts our...
It's a fairly common Statehouse phenomenon that bills will zoom out of the Senate or the House and then flame out in the other chamber. People in the other chamber just ...
It's a fairly common Statehouse phenomenon that bills will zoom out of the Senate or the House and then flame out in the other chamber. People in the other chamber just don't always care as much as the people who...
Monday, October 3 2011 3:09 PM EDT2011-10-03 19:09:24 GMT
There was a TV show called "Where Are They Now?" that focused on the current lives of former celebrities. We take the opposite approach by revealing the jobs that five inventors had before they became famous. Some of their...
Friday, September 30 2011 2:00 PM EDT2011-09-30 18:00:20 GMT
Positive thinking is kind of like crack. Once you become addicted to it, you can't get enough. Before you know it, it's become a daily habit, and you're trying to push it on all your friends. But for...
Saturday, September 24 2011 2:32 AM EDT2011-09-24 06:32:45 GMT
If I've heard it once, I've heard it a thousand times: "Legislators don't lose elections over what happens at the Statehouse, they lose because they don't take care of business back home." There's a...
Thursday, September 15 2011 2:03 PM EDT2011-09-15 18:03:53 GMT
Can a single pivotal behavior elevate the culture of your entire organization? It can if it's the right behavior. Here's how a simple 1 minute act helped an organization outperform their competition by...
Sunday, September 11 2011 1:59 AM EDT2011-09-11 05:59:02 GMT
IBEGAN to reminisce during Gov. Pat Quinn's Chicago press conference last week. Quinn had called the media together to announce he was closing seven state facilities and laying off almost 2,000 state employees because...
Thursday, September 8 2011 10:16 AM EDT2011-09-08 14:16:07 GMT
When was the last time someone sent you a love letter? Or any kind of personal note? If you're like most of us, the majority of your correspondence is electronic. Hastily written jumbles of thoughts that flood your...
Thursday, September 1 2011 11:45 AM EDT2011-09-01 15:45:18 GMT
HUMAN BEINGS have two fundamental emotional needs: º We want to be connected to other people. º We want to know that what we're doing with our time matters. We want to know that we make a difference. We...
Saturday, August 27 2011 2:23 AM EDT2011-08-27 06:23:27 GMT
Labor boss Richard Trumka is not one to nibble around the edges. He declined a plate of bacon and eggs when sitting down to breakfast with a group of reporters last week because, the AFL-CIO president explained, he was...
Saturday, August 27 2011 2:22 AM EDT2011-08-27 06:22:52 GMT
A FEW WEEKS ago, I ran into a fairly high-level Illinois Democrat at a party in Springfield. He said he'd taken my advice and was reading the New York Times' "Disunion" Civil War blog. He also said he'd come to...
Thursday, August 25 2011 12:38 PM EDT2011-08-25 16:38:37 GMT
Nobody tells you it's going to be like this. The early days of the job are exciting. There are so many new things to see and learn, each day seems to last forever. Then somewhere in the middle, a routine sets in. The...
Monday, August 15 2011 12:35 PM EDT2011-08-15 16:35:15 GMT
This is the story of six young men who will forever be remembered throughout history because of what they did on Feb. 23, 1945. You've heard of the event for which they are remembered -- anonymously -- and you've...
Saturday, August 13 2011 12:52 AM EDT2011-08-13 04:52:41 GMT
As we are all too painfully aware, the past several days have been beyond crazy. Congress and the president took the nation to the brink of default. Standard & Poor's lowered the federal government's credit...
Thursday, July 28 2011 4:39 PM EDT2011-07-28 21:39:35 GMT
She was absolutely blindsided, sucker-punched. She hunched over the telephone, turned her back on her colleagues and gazed unseeingly at the high rise across the street as Sumner Redstone, the almost 70-year-old chairman of...
"I would rather have this Medal than to be the President." -- Harry S Truman as he awarded the Medal of Honor to Corp. Desmond Doss We continue with the theme of war heroes during the month of July. This week's story...
Thursday, July 21 2011 9:28 AM EDT2011-07-21 14:28:17 GMT
It starts out calm. You're having an intelligent debate with a colleague. Then they say something that pushes your buttons and before you know it, the words are flying and logic is out the window. Reasoned debate is...
Thursday, July 14 2011 10:59 AM EDT2011-07-14 15:59:34 GMT
The first 30 seconds count. Whether it's a date or a job interview, our brains make snap judgments about people within seconds of meeting them. It starts before they even open their...
Thursday, July 7 2011 11:53 AM EDT2011-07-07 16:53:54 GMT
Most people don't like conflict. A recent study of CEOs found that fear of conflict was one of the seven deadly sins CEOs won't admit. The problem is, avoiding conflict doesn't reduce tension, if...
Thursday, June 30 2011 1:52 PM EDT2011-06-30 18:52:11 GMT
Do you ever find yourself trapped inside the same issue over and over again? Maybe it's because you're looking at it through the same lens. Whether it's a business challenge or a personal one, the way we frame...
Tuesday, June 28 2011 3:20 PM EDT2011-06-28 20:20:02 GMT
James Butler was born in 1837 in northern Illinois. He is remembered as one of the most colorful characters of the Old West and, like the pirates in last week's column, James Butler had a colorful nickname as well. In...
Thursday, June 2 2011 12:30 PM EDT2011-06-02 17:30:38 GMT
You know who they are, they're the people who can walk into a meeting and charm the socks off everyone in the room. They inevitably wind up with bigger budgets, more support for their ideas and more promotions than...
Thursday, August 18 2011 10:10 AM EDT2011-08-18 14:10:48 GMT
How do you get people excited and engaged? Traditional wisdom says that you have to show people what's in it for them if you want them to join your team, support your cause, work long hours or buy your product. ...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:16:36 GMT
By STEVE EIGHINGER Herald-Whig Staff Writer A rare sense of appreciation of the immediate past can be detected in the voice of the Rev. Jerry Harris, senior pastor of The Crossing megachurch. A sense
A rare sense of appreciation of the immediate past can be detected in the voice of the Rev. Jerry Harris, senior pastor of The Crossing megachurch. A sense of anticipation for what the future likely holds is noticeable,...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:21 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:21:54 GMT
Hannibal's downtown fire hydrants soon could be getting a makeover. Julie Rolsen, owner of Main Street Kitchen Store, asked for permission during Tuesday's city council meeting to custom paint fire hydrants downtown.
HANNIBAL, Mo. -- Hannibal's downtown fire hydrants soon could be getting a makeover. Julie Rolsen, owner of Main Street Kitchen Store, asked for permission during Tuesday's city council meeting to custom paint fire hydrants downtown.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:37 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:37:19 GMT
The majority of people inside a packed Westview Golf Course clubhouse let members of the Quincy Park Board know Tuesday night they don't want to see much of anything change at the 27-hole course.
The majority of people inside a packed Westview Golf Course clubhouse let members of the Quincy Park Board know Tuesday night they don't want to see much of anything change at the 27-hole course.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:30 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:30:50 GMT
The American Red Cross's annual Heroes Campaign has become a lifeline for people living in Adams, Brown, Pike, McDonough and Hancock counties.
The American Red Cross's annual Heroes Campaign has become a lifeline for people living in Adams, Brown, Pike, McDonough and Hancock counties. A record of $60,110 was raised during the 10th annual campaign.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:36 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:36:36 GMT
By MAGGIE MENDERSKI Herald-Whig Staff Writer The Adams County Health Leadership Team intends to spend the next year increasing collaboration among community groups. Adams County's team is one of 20
The Adams County Health Leadership Team intends to spend the next year increasing collaboration among community groups. Adams County's team is one of 20 participating in the National Leadership Academy for Public...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:44 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:44:49 GMT
By DEBORAH GERTZ HUSAR Herald-Whig Staff Writer PLAINVILLE, Ill. — Jeff Snyder points to the rocks in a Korean War battle scene diorama. "I made those out of plaster and a mold, painted them with
PLAINVILLE, Ill. Jeff Snyder points to the rocks in a Korean War battle scene diorama. "I made those out of plaster and a mold, painted them with watercolors. The plaster soaked up the watercolors, which gave them a...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:33 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:33:15 GMT
Quincy aldermen approved two bids for construction materials for city roads and sidewalks Monday night, but they were concerned that only one bid was submitted for each project.
Quincy aldermen approved two bids for construction materials for city roads and sidewalks Monday night, but they were concerned that only one bid was submitted for each project. Gem City Concrete LLC submitted the lone...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:06 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:06:15 GMT
By MAGGIE MENDERSKI Herald-Whig Staff Writer Tears streamed down Maria Buchanan's face and dripped into the pile of crack cocaine in her lap. She'd finally hit bottom. Her addiction spanned two
Tears streamed down Maria Buchanan's face and dripped into the pile of crack cocaine in her lap. She'd finally hit bottom. Her addiction spanned two decades, numerous jobs, significant others and jail stays....
Monday, May 20 2013 11:19 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:19:26 GMT
By DOUG WILSON Herald-Whig Senior Writer Ammunition sales at local sporting goods stores have slowed in recent weeks, but retailers are not ready to relax limits on how much a customer can purchase.
Ammunition sales at local sporting goods stores have slowed in recent weeks, but retailers are not ready to relax limits on how much a customer can purchase. "It's starting to lighten up. Demand seems to be softening a...
