Author of the leadership and team-building book: "WORK WITH ME NOT FOR ME," and the twice weekly newsletter: “LarryonLearning's Morning Minutes.” I coach business owners and managers in how to profitably run their businesses by managing the 4 Ps: People, Processes, Products/Services, and Promotions. Using real life scenarios and step-by-step action plans, students gain the skills necessary to build strong teams and businesses. 864-630-2625
That One Situation Wasn't Random Morning Minute
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Reader: Morning Minute 4/28.26 (click below for the video version) Morning Minute 4/28/26 That One Situation Wasn’t Random What you did or didn’t do, and how you responded created your result. Think about a situation you dealt with recently… Something didn’t go the way you expected. Maybe someone brought you a problem Or maybe you were the one who passed something along… Now look at it a little differently. What did you do in that moment? Because every outcome is shaped by three things: What we do… When someone brings you a problem, it’s easy to just fix it. But what happens next time? You’ve probably seen this before: You solved something quickly… and had to solve it again later. That’s how these choices show up—every day. The difference next time? Today, pay attention to just one situation as it’s happening. Ask yourself: Because your results aren’t random— And remember: Information without transformation is wasted energy. That is today's Morning Minute. If you want help thinking through a situation like this, For the video version, click HERE. That is today’s Morning Minute. *** Please feel free to share this message with anyone who made be helped by its contents. Even better, you may use this message and/or video as a discussion starter for team or leadership meetings. *** Here are some recent Morning Minutes you may have missed with actionable ideas, useful instruction, and step-by-step methods to help you, your family, and/or your team to be more, do more, and achieve more. "Standards; How Good Teams Become Great!" Great leaders don't assume standards...they teach and enforce them. Learn how an interaction between a great coach, John Wooden, and a great player, Bill Walton, describe both the importance of standards and how they are enforced. Discover the T.A.S.T.E. module for leaders that vividly the 5 standards I expect from may managers. "The POWER of a QUESTION!" Discover how to move your team from compliance to ownership. Enjoy a short story of how that Jerry Richardson would use this process to create an ownership mentality at Spartan Food Systems. Transform your team by using questions to install ownership of the team members for your organization. "The Cost & Value of INTEGITY!" Short term gains can create long term limitations. Discover how that, when faced with a choice to either cheat on his taxes or lose his job, this author set in motion future opportunities by choosing integrity. Learn how that choosing integrity in spite of it's initial costs, increases your future options for income, improvement and opportunity. "Who Is Your Toughest OPPONENT?" That s the one standing between you and the success you say you want! Discover who actually is your greatest opponent, what they choose to learn, what they choose to practice, and what they choose to avoid. Learn how that Pat Riley's program Career Best Effort will help you overcome complacency! Then, decide how you want to proceed. *** I experienced how well today's vehicles are made last week when a reckless driver plowed into my SUV while I was stopped for a traffic light. The other vehicle jumped the median at @ 50mph hitting me on the right front. Except for some bruises caused by the air bag deployment, I walked away unharmed. It's 1 thing to describe the safety of today's autos. It is quite another when you experience firsthand. God was definitely protecting me that day - basically telling me He still has more He wants me to accomplish! *** Follow us on social media at these sites: (published by the Bonorato Creative Group. LLC; all rights reserved) |
Larry A. Bonorato
Author of the leadership and team-building book: "WORK WITH ME NOT FOR ME," and the twice weekly newsletter: “LarryonLearning's Morning Minutes.” I coach business owners and managers in how to profitably run their businesses by managing the 4 Ps: People, Processes, Products/Services, and Promotions. Using real life scenarios and step-by-step action plans, students gain the skills necessary to build strong teams and businesses. 864-630-2625
Reader: Great leaders don't assume standards - they teach and enforce them Click image below for the video version: Standards – How Good Teams Become Great! In our previous Morning Minute, The Cost and Value of Integrity, we introduced the importance of standards. Today, I want to share a real-life example of how standards are taught… and enforced. John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach, was known for being brilliant in the basics—even showing players how to properly put on their...
Reader: Short term gains can create long term limitations. Prefer the video version - click below: The Cost—and Value—of Integrity Short term gains can create long term limitations. I once was asked to choose between providing for my family… and keeping my integrity. There was a season in my life when everything felt uncertain. I had a wife, two young children, and had just lost my job during a recession. An opportunity came along, and I poured myself into it—designed the restaurant, built it...
Reader: The moment you move from "for me" to "with me!" (for the video version click the image below) The Power of a Question... The moment you move from “for me” to “with me” Jerry brought together 8 of his top restaurant managers for a listening session at the home office in Spartanburg, South Carolina. No supervisors.No hierarchy. Just Jerry… and his managers—talking, listening, and working through the real issues. Before the session, each manager submitted the biggest challenges they were...