by Bill Treasurer | Jun 27, 2017 | Personal Growth
West of Kilkenny, in the heart of southern Ireland, is the little town of Galmoy, the birthplace of my great-grandmother, Mary McCormack. Years ago, during a visit to the Emerald Isle, my wife and I journeyed to the small thatch-covered home where Gandy, as we called...
by Bill Treasurer | Jun 13, 2017 | Personal Growth
Last week we talked about how fear of the unknown can hold you back. In my opinion, fear of the unknown is overrated. The real fear, and the hardest to overcome, is fear of the known. Few things inhibit our ability to take a risk as much as an early bad experience. In...
by Bill Treasurer | May 26, 2017 | Personal Growth
Morning weddings are more vibrant than those held in the afternoon. In the morning, flowers radiate with more intensity, people smile wider, and the sun is more forgiving. In Jacksonville, Florida, where summer temperatures can reach into the 90s before noon, getting...
by Bill Treasurer | May 19, 2017 | Leadership Development
In my work as a leadership development professional, I am fortunate to work with a lot of young leaders. I’ve noticed that when emerging leaders move into management positions, they often fret about how they will manage and motivate their direct reports. Sometimes...
by Bill Treasurer | Dec 8, 2016 | Courageous Leadership
Despite the overwhelming evidence about fear and its debilitating impacts on performance, many leaders still resort to stoking people’s fears to get work done. Don’t let fear rule your organization. Given how damaging fear is in the workplace, it is useful to...
