Daniel Decker

Creating An Ideal Situation

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If you are like me, you’ve said the following phrase plenty of times in your life…
“In an Ideal Situation we’d ______.”
Fill in the blank with whatever is missing or sought after that you think would help make something better or more functional.
In an Ideal Situation…

We’d have staff who were more motivated to pursue excellence [...]

LIFE & WORK: 5 MPH OVER THE SPEED LIMIT

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Almost everyone I know, me included, normally drives 5 MPH over the posted speed limit.
Do you? Have you ever wondered why that is?
Is it because we like to break the rules? Is it because it’s become an accepted behavior, since everyone else does it? Maybe it’s just that we don’t like to get passed by [...]

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

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Do yourself and those who you lead a favor and watch this video by Daniel Pink, author of Drive. It sheds light into the surprising truth about what motivates us. Could be a game changer if utilized in the right way.

Be a Purpose Maximizer.

What do you do? I help clients expand their…

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I love taking assessments. Beyond the pure entertainment factor of trying to see if a few dynamic questions can figure me out, assessments are great tools to help with self-awareness, personal / professional benchmarking and learning.
A few days ago a client sent me an assessment that I hadn’t taken before. It’s called UCipher.
From the UCipher [...]

Creative Thinking, Idea Management, and Solution Seekers

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I was reading a great article this morning entitled 4 WAYS TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVE THINKING by Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers. Very insightful look at how to stimulate ideas within your team and organization.
As I read on and glanced through the comments, there was one from Gregg Fraley that stood out. He added [...]

Win a Free Book – SOUP: A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture

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Today marks the launch of SOUP: A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture, a new book by international bestselling author Jon Gordon. Jon is a close friend, client and business partner. To celebrate the launch, I am going to give away 20 free copies of the hardcover book along with 20 free copies of [...]

The Power of Proactive Communication

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How we communicate matters. It matters at home with our spouse and family just as much as it does at work with our clients and coworkers. Many times it’s not what we communicate that is the issue, it’s what we don’t communicate that is.
My friend Jon Gordon says, “Where there is a void, negativity will [...]

You’re Only a Leader If…

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Others choose to follow you.