Hi, I’m Mike Staver, this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people like you. Dear Mike, I have a couple of friends that seem to be having some kind of drama-filled problems most of the time. I find that my advice giving is often ignored. As hard as…
Read MoreHi 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: Dear Mike, I was having a debate with a friend recently, and it was a friendly debate. The debate was about whether intention matters. To give you some…
Read MorePerhaps there is no better skill to have and master than the skill of curiosity. Having a sincere interest in learning and understanding seems to me to be a much nobler pursuit than having a sincere interest in being understood. What opportunities do we miss when we are concerned that people understand US. What relationships…
Read MoreHi, this is Mike Staver, this is Mondays with Mike, a video series where I answer questions from people just like you. Here’s this week’s question: Dear Mike, I tend to talk a lot about what I’m going to do, but the truth is I’m slow to take action. Frankly, I’m a whole lot of…
Read MoreHi everyone, I’m Mike Staver and this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where we answer questions from people just like you. Here’s this week’s question: I have a bias that I didn’t know I had until I heard you speak. You once said that coaching is not just for those who struggle,…
Read MoreHi everybody, I’m 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 know for a fact that my company is going to lay off 10% of the employees in our company. Some of those work in my…
Read MoreHi everyone, I’m Mike Staver, this is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video show where I answer questions from people just like you. I assume they’re like you, but they send in questions! Here’s this week’s question: This question might get me kicked off the internet… you ready? Mike, do you think that people are…
Read MoreHi everyone, I’m Mike Staver. This is Mondays with Mike, a weekly video series where I answer questions from people just like you. This week’s question is a very interesting question, and frankly a question that I went back and forth about answering. So, I want to set this question up by asking you to…
Read MoreThat question has been the source of debate from the halls of academia to the board rooms of corporations to parenting classes and beyond. Do happy people accomplish more or does accomplishing more make them happy? Since we were children, you and I have been taught both subtly and directly that if we work hard…
Read MoreIf you over-explain yourself, make it someone else’s problem, or tend to think or say that you did what you did because someone else did what they did, then you are challenged with being defensive. If you are not open to this blog and willing to consider that from time to time you may get…
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