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Exercise, Fresh Air & Reading

Exercise, fresh air and reading: it's a powerful combination.   Recently, I was at a CEO conference in Colorado. I spent time with fellow CEOs, sharing best practices for growing organizations which was insightful and inspiring. It was great to get out of the...

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Amplify the Quiet Voices

Adam Grant says, "The true leader in a group is rarely the person who talks the most." I love this quote and perspective.   Adam has some great books that I recommend you read. He's an Organizational Psychologist and a University of Michigan graduate. A few...

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Approach Opportunities With Gratitude

Be thankful for your opportunities and approach them with gratitude!    Bryce Harper, who plays baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, recently shared this sentiment. He hit a home run last weekend, propelling the Phillies into the World Series. A...

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Learn to Rest

Let's talk about focus!   You focus on work, and you focus on rest. I saw a great Twitter comment: "When you work - work fully: No distractions no thoughts about rest. When you rest - rest fully: No feelings of guilt no thoughts about work."    This is something that...

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How Can I Help?

How can I help? Four little words with one big meaning.    Recently, we had the author and speaker John U. Bacon visit Service Express to share his leadership expertise. One of the first things he noticed walking into one of our buildings was a big sign...

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Advice You’d Give Yourself

I recently saw a great LinkedIn post by a Service Express team member, Aileen Mattix. She posted a James Clear quote saying, “If you met someone exactly like yourself: same experience, same resources, same problems, what advice would you give them?”   This...

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Managing Energy

Great leaders manage the energy of their teams! Let's talk about three examples of how to get started.   Be empathetic during times of change  Some people are energized by change. I love change; I like to always have something new, and I look forward to...

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Go Through the Motions

Ever heard the phrase, "they're just going through the motions," said with a negative connotation? I have, and sometimes it's true. It may feel like someone is going through the motions, isn't engaged and isn't giving their full commitment to what they're doing....

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You’ll Find Your Niche

Recently, we were up north at our summer cottage with one of my sons and my daughter. They each brought some friends, so we had about 12 friends up there that weekend. My son and his friends are in their second year out of high school. My daughter and her friends just...

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Different Forms of Communication

Here we are after Labor Day, which means it’s football season! College football just kicked off this weekend (Go Blue!), and now we’re getting ready for the NFL season.    In the spirit of football season, I want to talk about communication. There are...

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About Me

I am the President & CEO of Service Express, a National Best & Brightest Company to Work For. Service Express has averaged double digit growth every year since 2001.

We attribute our success to a unique corporate culture that we call The Service Express Way. I am a member of the Young President Organization and sit on the Board of the Spectrum Health Foundation.