Terry Dockery
FIXING A TOXIC WORKPLACE
A toxic workplace is just what it sounds like--unhealthy for humans. It’s a place where caring about others and fairness are not core...
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Terry Dockery
Dec 22, 20192 min
WHAT IF EBENEZER SCROOGE HADN'T CHANGED?
Everyone knows that change is hard. The longer I live the more true it seems that people change when the pain of changing becomes less...
Terry Dockery
Oct 29, 20192 min
HOW TO CLOSE SALES
The difference between relationship building and selling is asking for the sale. How many salespeople do you know who are good at...
Terry Dockery
Oct 4, 20193 min
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BE RICH AND HAPPY?
Having spent a lot of my life researching what makes people happy and also working with wealthy families, imagine my surprise when I...
Terry Dockery
Sep 19, 20191 min
5 RULES FOR FAMILIES IN BUSINESS
There are lots of family businesses, not only in this country but around the world. For starters, all organizations are generally...
Terry Dockery
Aug 19, 20192 min
CYBER SECURITY: 5 MUST DO'S
Technology isn't my strong suit by a long shot, but I know a guy... You can't read the news today without a story of who's been hacked...
Terry Dockery
Aug 12, 20192 min
LEADERSHIP IS
Susan was feeling overwhelmed. She was relatively new to her leadership position, and she desperately wanted to be successful in her new...
Terry Dockery
Jun 3, 20192 min
MARKETING 101: IF A TREE FALLS IN THE FOREST...
You know the rest of the maxim: "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around hear it, does it make a sound?" Applied to marketing, it
Terry Dockery
May 21, 20191 min
BOOK: LEADERSHIP, HAPPINESS & PROFIT
Based on my 207 decades in business (OK, just 3), I literally wrote the book on leadership, happiness and profit. It is a fun and elegant...
Terry Dockery
May 14, 20192 min
DELEGATE OR DIE
Okay, so all leaders initially suffer from Founder's Disease. Whether you own your own business or you work in someone else's, you're...
Terry Dockery
Apr 30, 20193 min
THE 7 KEYS TO ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET
Are you thinking about becoming an entrepreneur? Are you already one but things aren't going as well as you'd prefer? Do you have the...
Terry Dockery
Apr 23, 20193 min
ARE ALL PARTNERSHIPS SINKING SHIPS?
The Beatles broke up way too soon. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were one of the most prolific and successful songwriting teams in...
Terry Dockery
Apr 16, 20193 min
BULLETIN: ATLANTA FALCONS RECRUIT CHEAP PLAYERS
No, this is not a real bulletin (sorry Mr. Blank), but imagine if it were. If we assume that the main goals of the Atlanta Falcons are:...
Terry Dockery
Apr 9, 20192 min
ENJOYING YOUR PB&J
Aristotle's Doctrine of the Mean states that many things turn out best when practiced with moderation and with balance. Unfortunately...
Terry Dockery
Apr 2, 20192 min
IS THE CEO ALWAYS THE PROBLEM?
The correct answer is "almost always." The top decision maker is always the problem (and the solution), and that's most often the CEO....
Terry Dockery
Mar 26, 20192 min
THE EBENEZER SCROOGE GRID REDUX
Has there ever been a more inspirational story than Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol? I don't think so. Ebenezer Scrooges' overnight...
Terry Dockery
Mar 19, 20193 min
Family, Business, or Family Business?
I love working with family businesses. The very challenge of it will make inexperienced consultants lose their nerve (or should). Not...
Terry Dockery
Mar 12, 20192 min
WISE TO BE YOUR SPOUSE'S BOSS?
Mixing love and money is mighty tricky (please feel free to quote me on this, as long as you leave "mighty" in). There are a thousand...
Terry Dockery
Mar 5, 20192 min
THE TWO COMPONENTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
Maps are great. Think about it, if you don’t have a map you can spend a lot of time just wandering aimlessly from place to place trying...
Terry Dockery
Mar 1, 20193 min
BUSINESS ROCK & ROLL ALL STARS
I've been playing in rock and roll bands, full-time and part-time, for almost 40 years. The best bandleader I've ever worked with once said,
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