Speakerphone Snooping

The following excerpt from Larry Steinmetz’s book, “Kansas Sense: Simple Business Wisdom from the Heartland,” illuminates practical and philosophical stories that easily resonate with leaders from all walks of life. Speakerphone Snooping I have a pet peeve, which I call “speakerphone snooping.” This is when someone in the room asks you to make a speakerphone […]

Don’t Settle for the Blue Football

The following excerpt from Larry Steinmetz’s book, “Kansas Sense: Simple Business Wisdom from the Heartland,” illuminates practical and philosophical stories that easily resonate with leaders from all walks of life. Don’t Settle for the Blue Football When I was a boy, my friend showed up at a neighborhood football game with a junior-sized, orange football. […]

Behind The Back Praise​

The following excerpt from Larry Steinmetz’s book, “Kansas Sense: Simple Business Wisdom from the Heartland,” illuminates practical and philosophical stories that easily resonate with leaders from all walks of life. Behind The Back Praise Public recognition of good performance is an important motivating method. Recognition given one-on-one is also very valuable as there is obviously […]

Beware The Long Email Trail

The following excerpt from Larry Steinmetz’s book, “Kansas Sense: Simple Business Wisdom from the Heartland,” illuminates practical and philosophical stories that easily resonate with leaders from all walks of life. BEWARE THE LONG EMAIL TRAIL A great benefit of email is the ability to communicate with a broad group of people on a single subject. […]

Face a Difficult Decision?

The following excerpt from Larry Steinmetz’s book, “Kansas Sense: Simple Business Wisdom from the Heartland,” illuminates practical and philosophical stories that easily resonate with leaders from all walks of life.   Having to make difficult decisions is a common and necessary occurrence for any business team. These decisions can pertain to many different areas. It can […]

Ask the Experts at Work

The following excerpt from Larry Steinmetz’s book “Kansas Sense: Simple Business Wisdom from the Heartland,” illuminates practical and philosophical stories that easily resonate with leaders from all walks of life. Growing up, occasionally one of us kids would have a particular question or issue that Mom and Dad may not have been able to solve […]

The Blink Test

Working in management comes with a myriad of benefits and challenges. Larry Steinmetz dives into his decision making process in Chapter 3 of his book, Kansas Sense.   [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] We are often faced with difficult decisions. You make a list of pros and cons, you call your best friends and seek their council, you […]