by Mack | | Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, MACK Hacks, Management Development, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
One of the most common calls we get at our company sounds something like this: We are looking for some training on how to deal with change. Right now our company is undergoing some massive changes and we can’t seem to get the employees onboard with them. Do you...
by Mack | | Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, MACK Hacks, Management Development, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Staff meetings are one of the bigger time wasters in any organization. Back before I started my company, I worked for a trade association in Washington, DC. Staff meetings there turned into a 60-minute plus event where each of us gave a status update on projects. ...
by Mack | | Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, MACK Hacks, Motivation, Networking, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
You have not because you ask not… -The Holy Bible I’m learning that the secret to success, to winning the business, to getting what you want, is simply to ask for it. When we did our vacation on the Carnival cruise ship, I saw this very clearly. I knew from past...
by Mack | | Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, MACK Hacks, Motivation, Networking, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
One of my favorite comedians of all time was Rodney Dangerfield. His favorite line was “I’ll tell ya…I don’t get no respect…” and then he’d launch into a story which always ended in some sort of self-deprecating humor. Aretha Franklin? Of all the songs she’s famous...
by Mack | | Always Compete, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, MACK Hacks, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
A few years ago, I found myself stuck in a two-hour wait to clear U.S. Customs and Immigration at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport for my trip home after a week teaching workshops in Canada. Normally this process goes quickly but the overhead...
by Mack | | Always Compete, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, MACK Hacks, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
A few years ago, I spoke at a conference in Poing (pronounced Po-ING) Germany speaking on leadership at a conference for printing companies. I was really excited to travel there as I heard lots of great things about Germany. From what everyone told me, here’s what I...
