Posts by Mike Staver

  Hi, everybody. This is Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series, where we answer questions from people just like you. This week’s got a great question. Me and the guys are going to weigh in on this. “Civility seems to be a dying art. What are some ways I can…

  Hi, everybody. This is Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series, where we answer questions from people just like you. Here’s this week’s question. “Dear Mike, I realize asking great questions is important. What are some indications that I’m asking good questions and not just being annoying?” That’s a good…

  Hi, everybody. This is Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series, where we answer questions from people just like you. Here’s this week’s question. Boy, it’s a medicine question. “Evidence-based medicine tries to reduce variations in practice, reduce inappropriate care and reduce waste by using results of studies of large…

  Hi, everybody, I’m Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. This question is pretty straightforward. “Initially, I believed that managing my team remotely was going to be temporary. Now it seems our company is going to make this at least semi-permanent.…

  Hi, everybody, I’m Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. This question is pretty straightforward. “There is much talk about work being more than money, that we should have purpose or enjoyment. Are there times when work really is only about…

  Hi, everybody, I’m Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. This question is pretty straightforward. “It is widely accepted that people learn from their mistakes. If that is true, then why are people so concerned about making mistakes?” Wow, right? Wow.…

  Hi, everybody, I’m Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. This question is pretty straightforward. “How much time is reasonable to invest in a new business idea before you give up on it?” The answer to the question is that’s a…

  Hi, everybody, I’m Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. This question is pretty straightforward. “Mike, what’s the best way to have a difficult conversation?” First, decide to have the difficult conversation. Second, be clear in the difficult conversation. Third, get…

  Hi, everybody, I’m Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. This question is pretty straightforward. “Recently, I heard you speak about perspective and focus. You talked about moving toward and moving away. Please work that into a Mondays with Mike so…

  Mike Staver: Hi, everybody, I’m Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. Here’s this week’s question. Short, sweet, to the point. Are you ready? “Somebody told me I was being confrontational. I disagree. I think I was just confronting them about…