If you read Tuesday’s interview with Tim Sanders, you know that you CAN save the world at work, just as Tim recommends in his book of the same name.
Today, I have 2 copies of the book to give away to you, dear readers.
Win Saving the World at Work
It’s very simple: Explain what you are doing to make the world at work a better place in the comments box.
Please note: If you write an article about this on your own blog, please make sure the trackback shows up in the comments so you can be entered in the contest.
2 random …read more

Thanks to everyone for participating in the last 3 contests:
A free copy of The Carrot Principle for commenting on Don’t Say I Love You and share your favorite Thank You tip.
A free copy of The Richest Man in Town for sharing your best execution tip
2 free copies of The Dog Poop Initiative for sharing your best initiative tip

And the winners are:
Carrot Principle Winner is Nancy McGinnes who offered 2 simple thank you tips:
What’s the BEST WAY you’ve heard someone say thank you in your company?
Well, it’s not only the action but the personal joy behind it. My favorite was a …read more

I thought I’d share links to a 3 part interview (and a wrap-up) that I did with Rick Cecil. Rick is a friend I met a few years back that’s working on a cool new productivity and life improvement product that I’ll sharing more with you once the product is a little further along. If you can’t wait to for me, you can sign up for his pre-launch newsletter here if you want.

Part 1 with Phil Gerbyshak and Rick Cecil
Part 2 with Phil Gerbyshak and Rick Cecil
Part 3 with Phil Gerbyshak and Rick Cecil
Rick’s reflections on the series

I share …read more

One of my mentors is a man by the name of Kirk Weisler. Kirk is a motivational speaker and an author. 5 years ago, Kirk spoke at an event in Milwaukee, and he completely changed the course of my life by talking about the power of volunteering for your career. I left a comment that I’m excerpting below for you:
Your advice to me 5 years ago rings as clearly in my head as if you’d said it to me 5 minutes ago: If not you, who? If not now, when? The time will never be JUST RIGHT. Make the leap …read more

One of my favorite authors is Pam Slim. I’ve been reading Pam for almost 3 years, ever since she wrote an open letter to employees across the world. She was nice enough to contact me back when I was the community manager at a project called 100 Bloggers and enter to win a copy of my book.
Fast forward 3 years, and now Pam’s book is out, and it is FANTASTIC! I’ve thumbed through the whole book and I really love what I’ve read thus far. It’s inspired, inspiring, and powerful stuff for anyone looking to bust out of the corporate …read more

In my never ending search to find books that change my life, I’ve found another winner in Raj Setty’s Upbeat Now. At 96 pages, it’s an extremely quick read that can turn your stinking thinking around and focus on the great parts of your life.
I got to spend some time with Raj this past weekend, and not only does this book help your thinking, Raj does too! If you ever get the chance to connect with him at a speech he’s given or even for a cup of coffee, TAKE IT!
This little book reminded me there is only one thing …read more

Today it’s my pleasure to offer you the opportunity to win a copy of Coach K’s new book The Gold Standard: Building a World Class Team.
A little about the book:
The 2008 US Olympic Men’s Basketball team won the Gold Medal, so Coach K wrote this book to memorialize his experience, and to share the lessons he learned from coaching so many strong egos. Many of the lessons are delivered through the lens of basketball, which you’d expect from a basketball coach.
His biggest lesson: Develop relationships with as many of the team members as you can, because you never know when …read more

Patty is our random winner in The Three Laws of Performance contest.
Her comment was randomly selected. Here’s what she said about using one of the three laws:

A great law from a Project Team I am currently working with:
“Open Exchange of Ideas and Knowledge” defined as:
1. Although we each have primary responsibilities, we collectively own the success of the implementation.
2. We expect everyone to share their ideas and opinions, in a collegial and respectful way, so that we can look at problems from different perspectives and zero-in on the best solution.
3. We have numerous experienced, talented people on this project and …read more

This week’s free book giveaway is Three Laws of Performance by Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan. The cover says it’s a “Warren Bennis book” and as Warren Bennis is one of the best management and leadership authors of all-time, I thought I better take a chance on this book for you!

Image courtesy of Three Laws Visualized
I thought it was especially cool that the authors of the book used a Wordle to show what the key ideas were in the book, just like I’ve mentioned using Wordle to visualize your words.
The premise of the book is simple: There are three laws …read more