There’s nothing more toxic to a workplace than a negative attitude. As a manager, you know what that negativity looks like: snippy responses in e-mail and chat, complaints from one coworker to another, impatience with customers, aggressive body language in meetings, disengagement during team huddles, grunts and sighs of exasperation coming from someone’s desk… the […]
Author: Shawn Burcham
Aviate, Navigate, and Communicate When Your Business Faces Turmoil
Industry lifecycles, industry disruption, innovation, financial markets, and now even viruses are just some examples of challenges leaders face in business today. What happens when your company faces an unprecedented, uncharted challenge? How do leaders approach business when turmoil occurs in society? Aviation has played a big role in the way I’ve built my businesses […]
How FAITH and GRITT Can Help During Tough Times
The numbers continue to rise with those affected by COVID-19. However, rather than reporting numbers today, Let’s talk a little bit about fear and how FAITH and GRITT can help all of us navigate these tough times. There are nearly 6 million car accidents in the United States each year. 3 million people are injured […]
5 Daily Habits That Are Holding You Back From Massive Success
People always want to hear about the daily habits they need to embrace in order to take their career or business to the next level. They want that magic pill. Well, I’m throwing a curveball and giving you a few things you need to stop doing. Here are 5 daily habits that are holding you […]
You’ve Started an ESOP. Here Are the Five Things You Need to Do Next.
ESOP owners know that they have created a corporate culture that is the ultimate form of employee engagement. They are giving real ownership to the people who help to make the company successful, and the opportunity to reap the rewards and the results of all that hard work. When you tie in this reward that […]
A Contagious Leader
Contagious work ethic. What does that mean? As a kid, my father taught me at an early age everything I needed to know about work ethic. Before baseball practice one day he said, “Show up before everyone else, work harder than everyone else, be coachable, and stay later than everyone else.” He didn’t just “talk […]
How I Transformed My Business with an Employee Ownership Program
My company’s journey to becoming a 100% employee-owned company really began around 2008 as we were continuing to grow substantially. I was familiar with the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) model because of my experience with supermarkets. That particular industry happens to be a great candidate for an ESOP because of the low profit margins […]
The Mentality of Ownership Thinking
Helping your employees develop an ownership mentality benefits them and the organization as a whole. Ownership thinking means taking accountability for the quality and success of the outcome of your work. A culture of accountability, where employees are able to make decisions and are encouraged to take ownership is a powerful characteristic of a successful […]
What Working in Foodservice Taught Me About Entrepreneurship
The work ethic needed to succeed, and my spirit of entrepreneurship, was instilled in me very early in life. At a very young age, my father taught me how to mow grass, both with a push mower and a riding mower. By the age of eight I was mowing by myself on the riding lawn […]
Frank Burcham Eulogy 9-11-19
To all of our guests: Elaine, Michele and I, and our families, thank you for being here. A business mentor of mine said this about life: “In the end, what matters most in life are the depth of the relationships with friends and family, and the sheer number of people you’ve helped along the way. […]