by Jimmy Collins | Feb 5, 2020 | Business, Leadership
Measuring the wrong things? You will get the wrong results! Guaranteed! Can you recognize when someone is measuring the wrong things? Do you see the similarity of these two incidents? I had just checked into my favorite motel in Johnson City, TN, and then asked for my...
by Jimmy Collins | Jan 29, 2020 | Career, Creative Followership, Customer Service, Followership, Leadership
Truett Cathy told me what he wanted me to do, but he did not tell me how to do it. A good boss gives direction by telling workers what he wants and he leaves it up to them to figure out how to do it. He let me use my initiative and creativity to get the job...
by Jimmy Collins | Jan 1, 2020 | Business, Creative Followership, Leadership
If you make a good decision in this area — your coworkers will notice. If you make a poor decision in this area — everybody notices. Do you know what area I’m talking about? When wise men speak are you listening? When your coworkers know, do you know? Here is...
by Jimmy Collins | Nov 27, 2019 | Business, Creative Followership, Leadership
When is it acceptable to lie? Is this a question that must be answered? Absolutely! Since it is a question that must be answered, when is it acceptable to lie? Webster says that to lie is: to make a statement that one knows is false, especially with intent to deceive....
by Jimmy Collins | Nov 13, 2019 | Career, Creative Followership, Leadership
Have you ever planned a wonderful event that turned into a disaster? That is why you should verify. Here is my story of how I learned the hard way. How many meals have you eaten? How many do you remember? I have eaten over 87,000 meals, but I don t remember very many....
by Jimmy Collins | Nov 6, 2019 | Business, Career, Creative Followership, Leadership, Professional Development, Speaking Engagements
I heard something 61 years ago that I still remember, word for word, today. My wife, Oleta and I were on our way to Grant Field for a Georgia Tech football game. We were walking as fast as we could, trying to get to our seats before the kickoff. Because we...
