
Career Conversations
Passion for People
When you surround yourself with people who are passionate about helping others, it’s easy to rely on each other. This week, we’re talking about our passion for people and how it helps us build lasting relationships.
Acquisitions and Culture Fit
At Service Express, we always want to make the right choices for our people. When it comes to making acquisitions, we work hard to find companies with similar cultures and work environments so we can give their employees and customers a great experience right from the...
Making Hard Decisions
Making tough decisions to preserve workplace culture are never easy. This week, Joe Terry and I talk about what it’s like to address a bad culture fit and our process for making difficult decisions.
Do the Ordinary Extraordinarily Well
"Do the ordinary extraordinarily well." This quote reminds me of work, my personal life and even my golf game. I read a lot about golf, and I love the data we're getting about what it takes to play better. I've learned that scoring better in golf isn't about making...
Segmenting Goals
As we’ve entered the fourth quarter of this year, I want to talk about breaking your life, both professionally and personally, into quarters—just like a year is divided into four quarters. Recently, I saw a video on Instagram of Collin Morikawa, a professional golfer,...
Figure It Out
“Figure it out” is some career advice that might help you. Early in my career at Service Express, as we were growing the company and trying to find our footing, the owner challenged me and the other executives to figure things out. I remember it being a turning point...
6 Steps for Solving Problems
What do you do when faced with a big problem or crisis that needs to be addressed? Here are some steps I follow: Involve the right people. Get the right people in the room—the ones who have access to the information, are involved in the issue or need to...
Enduring Growth Pains
Enduring the pain of growth! Last week, I shared why it's important to Work While You Wait for Opportunity. If you don't get the promotion you're hoping for, or if you want to advance in your career but the timing isn't right, how you react to that means a lot. You...
Work While You Wait for Opportunity
Work while you wait. Often, I see people in their careers here at Service Express, as well as others I talk to outside of the company, who are eager to know their career paths and opportunities. They are driven, work hard, and want to keep progressing in their...
Warm & Demanding Leadership
Brad Stevens, president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics, says, "The best leaders are warm and demanding." He shares that the best leaders connect with, care about and invest in their people. At Service Express, we recently received results...
A Bad Day for the Ego Is A Good Day for the Soul
"A bad day for the ego is a good day for the soul." This quote is from Coach Chris, who is connected to Jesse Itzler. You've heard me mention Jesse before; he wrote Living with a SEAL, one of my most highly recommended books. Jesse's quote really stood out to...
Leadership Lessons from Hard Knocks
It's August, which means summer is ending, fall is around the corner, and football season is coming. I can feel it in the air. It's also time for Hard Knocks, an NFL series on HBO that focuses on training camp. The show sends in cameras and microphones to get...
Consistency & Determination Lead to Success
When Tom Brady was elected to the Patriots Hall of Fame, he said, "To be successful at anything, the truth is, you don't have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren't: consistent, determined and willing to work for it." This is a great...