2026
April 2026
Why You’ve Been Falsely Accused of Being a Micro-Manager
Have you ever been criticized for being a micromanager? Guess what… it’s not always a bad thing. In this month’s $10,000 Leadership Lesson, I’ll show you why you might be a better leader than you realize, and why your critics might be dead wrong about you!
March 2026
“5 Power Phrases to Help People Gro When You See More in Them Than They See in Themselves”
In this month’s $10,000 Leadership Lesson, Glenn gives you five power phrases to help people be more, do more, and grow more.
February 2026
“Giving Your Best Effort When You’re At Your Worst”
It’s said that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. But what about people who aren’t “tough”? What do you do with employees who are great when things are going well, but think every little bump in the road is an excuse not to be held accountable? In this month’s $10,000 Leadership Lesson, Glenn answers that question
January 2026
“How To Deal With People Who Love To Argue”
Know people who love to argue, even when they’re clearly wrong? In this month’s $10K Leadership Lesson™, Glenn shows you how to manage employees like that.
2025
December 2025
“How To Handle Employees With Anger Management Issues”
Ever had an employee who was a high performer but had a bad temper? One outburst can throw off your entire team, but anger is manageable when you know how to intervene. In this month’s $10K Leadership Lesson™, Glenn shows you how.
November 2025
“Why Thanking People Is The Worst Way To Show Appreciation”
Did you know that “Thank You” is one of the worst things you can say to an employee to show how much you appreciate them? In this month’s $10K Leadership Lesson™, Glenn explains why, and the “Three Magic Words” you should use instead.
October 2025
How to Teach People to Keep Their Mouth Shut
In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, TV host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, and ordinary people getting fired everywhere, people are asking how far you can go in restricting what employees can say at work. In this $10,000 Leadership Lesson, Glenn explains what you should do immediately.
September 2025
Why Money Doesn’t Motivate Your Employees – and What Does
Even if you could pay all your employees $100,000 a year, it still wouldn’t motivate everyone. In this $10,000 Leadership Lesson, Glenn explains why – and what does.
August 2025
How to Manage Perfectionistic Employees
Having employees who have high standards is a good thing. But having employees who have unrealistically high standards is not only a bad thing, it can actually be counterproductive and even deadly.
July 2025
How to Handle Employees
Hell-Bent on Self-Sabotage
You can save people from drowning, from a burning house, or even from being run over by a Mack truck – but you can’t save people from themselves. In this month’s $10,000 Leadership Lesson, you’ll learn what you should do when they’re determined not to succeed.
June 2025
How to Get Selfish People to Be Team Players
Key Points
● The right way to ask for a raise
● Raises are earned, not given
● Abundance Mentality vs. Scarcity Mentality
● The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
● Being selfish vs. being self-serving
May 2025
How to be a Leader when You Feel Like a Fraud
Have you ever felt like you’re not as “fearless or courageous” as the leaders you look up to? In this month’s Leadership Lesson, Glenn explains why that’s perfectly normal – and how to overcome it.
April 2025
How to Manage Employees Who Want to Kill Each Other
Ever had two employees who were good at their jobs, but were like fire and gasoline when they’re together? In this month’s leadership lesson, Glenn shows you how to get them to work together without burning down the building.
March 2025
How to Get Your Boss to Back You Up When an Employee Tries to “Divide and Conquer”
Ever had a boss who confused an “Open Door Management Policy” with letting people bypass the chain of command? In this month’s leadership lesson, Glenn shows how to keep your superior from crossing that thin line.
February 2025
Three Mega-Powerful Interview
Questions
Ever had a slick talking job applicant fool you? These questions will help keep that from happing again.
January 2025
How to Increase Your Income by Over $100,000 – Even If You Never Make More Than Minimum Wage
A college education now costs over $100,000. Shocking right? Even more shocking is that in his book “No More Dreaded Mondays”, career coach Dan Miller reported that only 15% of the reason people get promoted is because of what they learned in college. So what accounts for the other 85%? Listen to this program to find out.
2024
December 2024
“People Don’t Quit Their Job, They
Quit Their Boss”
A Gallup poll found that 52% of people leaving their job said their manager could have done something to keep them from leaving. In this month’s $10,000 Leadership Lesson™, Glenn shows you how a simple five minute conversation could keep you from losing your best employee.
November 2024
How to Keep Your Perfectionist Tendencies from Running Off Good Employees
Did you know the FDA allows 60 insect pieces in every 100 grams of chocolate you eat? Why? Because perfection isn’t attainable. If you’ve ever been accused of being a perfectionist, you’ll not only drive your employees crazy, you’ll also do the same to your family and yourself. In this month’s $10,000 Leadership Lesson, Glenn shows how to keep that from happening to you.
October 2024
Helping People Become Leaders When They Don’t See Themselves as Leadership Material
What do you do when you see leadership potential in someone, but they don’t see it in themselves? Or when you need someone in your company to step up, but you don’t see anyone with leadership potential? In this month’s $10,000 Leadership Lesson, Glenn shows you exactly what to do, and how to do it.
September 2024
Delegate Your Way to Success!
This program delves into the art of effective delegation, providing practical strategies for leaders to empower team members, optimize productivity, and achieve organizational goals. Shepard’s expertise guides managers through the process. By mastering these techniques, managers can focus on higher-level responsibilities and drive their teams toward success.
August 2024
Why Gen Z Has Such an Entitlement Mentality – and How to Handle It
Have you ever noticed how the entitlement mentality keeps increasing? People think the world owes them more and more and more, even though they haven’t done anything to earn it. In this month’s leadership lesson, Glenn explains why it’s at epidemic levels with Gen Z (Hint: It’s not their fault) and what to do about
it.
July 2024
How to Correct “Snowflakes” without Them Having a Meltdown
Have you ever had employees who fall apart at even the slightest constructive criticism? Your job as a leader is to help people grow. But people can’t grow unless they’re willing to learn from their mistakes. In this month’s program, we look at how to give constructive criticism to people without demoralizing them.
June 2024
How to Help Employees with Low Self Esteem
Have you ever had an employee who’s good at what they do, but doesn’t see it because they have such low self-esteem? In this program, we’ll look at how you can use your influence to help lift employees who don’t see in themselves what you see in them.
May 2024
Five of the Worst Reasons to Fire People – and Ten of the Most Justifiable
Firing people is always a pain. But what makes it ever more miserable is when you fire somebody who darn well deserved to be fired, and then you get labeled as the bad guy.
April 2024
Three Things You Should Never Do When You’re First Promoted into Management
Have you ever promoted someone who had difficulty transitioning from team member to supervisor? In this month’s leadership lesson, we look at how to help people avoid three deadly pitfalls before they move into management for the first time.
March 2024
How to Get Yourself Out of a Rut
Have you ever felt like you were in a rut and didn’t know how to get out? Or felt like a hamster in a wheel running as fast as you can but getting nowhere? You’d be shocked at how many other people in your life – including your employees – feel the same way. In this month’s leadership lesson, Glenn shows you three surprisingly simple and fairly easy ways to get yourself out – or help others get out.
February 2024
“Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” – How the Jan Brady Syndrome Affects Your Employees More than You Know, and What to Do About It
Are you old enough to remember what “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” meant? It was the battle cry of the middle daughter on The Brady Bunch. She was such a poster child for Middle Child Syndrome that psychologists sometimes call it the “Jan Brady Syndrome”. In this program, we look at how managers sometimes make the mistake of spending so much time on problem employees and super stars that they neglect everyone in the middle.
January 2024
The Difference between Optimism and “Toxic Positivity”
Being overly positive doesn’t make you a better leader. To the contrary, people start to distrust you when they know you’re candy-coating things. One study found that employees who felt like their company was honest with them about challenges the company was facing were 10 times more likely to recommend the company as a good place to work. In this program, Glenn explains the difference between being optimistic, and what psychologists call “Toxic Positivity”.
2023
December 2023
Why One Problem Employee Can Kill Morale for Your Entire Company
No matter how tight the labor market is, you can’t afford to keep even one bad apple. Why? Because bad behavior is contagious, and it’s MORE contagious than good behavior. You’ll make a bigger mistake by firing people too late than by firing them too early.
November 2023
How to Manage Lone Wolf Employees Who Are Good at Their Job but Don’t Play Well with Others
Have you ever supervised employees who thought that people were just a distraction? Who always eat alone and never have lunch with coworkers? In this month’s leadership lesson, Glenn explains why this is counterproductive and what to do about it.
October 2023
Why Millionaires Don’t Paint Their Houses… and Neither Should You If You
Want to Be a Millionaire
Have you ever read Glenn’s favorite personal finance book, “The Millionaire Next Door”? In it, the author describes a strange experience of visiting a famous painter who was having someone else paint his house. In this program, Glenn explains why millionaires are not “DIY’ers”, and you shouldn’t be either.
September 2023
The New App More Addictive than TikTok, Porn, & Amazon
The NIH reports that children don’t even understand that the concept of Delayed Gratification exists until around age 4 – 5. After that, it takes years for some people to master the concept. But now there’s a yet another new app that’s enticing grown adults to revert back to their early childhood where Immediate Gratification was all they knew.
August 2023
Why There’s No Such Thing as “Freedom of Speech” at Work
Have you heard about the war of words between Jason Aldean and Sheryl Crow? People can be as controversial as they want on social media. But when it comes to the workplace, you have to set limits if you don’t want to lose good employees.
July 2023
The Great Resignation is over, but the new thing is Quiet Quitting
The good news is that “The Great Resignation” has ended. The bad news is that the new fad is “Quiet Quitting”. It even has its own TikTok handle at www.tiktok.com/tag/quietquitting. Listen to this program to fight back.
June 2023
Why Low Self Esteem Can Cost You $28,000 a Year
A groundbreaking study at the University of Messina found that blue collar workers with low self esteem make $7,000 a year less, and white collar workers with low self esteem make $28,000 a year less. In this program, Glenn explains a 30 second “shortcut” to building higher self-esteem.
May 2023
Four Simple Ways to Prevent Theft, Embezzlement, and Fraud
What would you say to an employee who took your car on a 258 mile “joyride” while you were on vacation? Or for paying their personal electric bill with a company check? On this program, we’ll look at 4 simple things you can do to prevent things like this from happening to you.
April 2023
Helping Employees with a Victim Mentality Get Over Self Pity
Ever had an employee who always feel sorry for him or herself? In this program, Glenn explains how to help people who always see themselves as the victim of one thing or another to move on.
March 2023
Is It Too “Stalkerish” to Check Your Employee’s Social Media Accounts?
Do you pay severance pay to employees who leave? Ever had an employee sign a “Quid Pro Quo” to protect you legally? If not, listen to why attorneys do this when they fire people.
February 2023
Do Your Employees Have to Respect You? The Answer Might Surprise You
Are you old enough to remember the AC/DC song “You Shook me All Night Long”? Spoiler Alert… If you are, this lesson might ruin that song for you 🙂
January 2023
The Amazing Power of “STICK-TO-IT-IVENESS”
Do you know someone who never lived up to their potential because they never stuck with anything long enough? If you do, play month’s Leadership Lesson for them. In it, we look at the AMAZING power of “STICK–TO–ITIVENESS” catapulted everyone from Thomas Edison to Tom Brady from “unknown loser” status to legends that changed the world.
2022
December 2022
Would You Hire a Job Applicant with “Stay Away” Tattooed on His Face?
When you interview job applicants, do you focus more on their looks, or their qualifications? A shocking study found that attractive women were over 7 times more likely to be called in for an interview. In this month’s Leadership Lesson, Glenn explains how companies prevent that from happening.
November 2022
A Dysfuctional Family Thanksgiving
Did you grow up with a loving, supporting, nurturing family where everybody got along? If you did, you could be in the minority. It’s easy to joke about dysfunctional families of origin, but it’s no joke that your employees can still be affected by toxic family members they only see once a year during the holidays.
October 2022
How to Encourage Employees to Grow without Letting Them Set Themselves Up for Failure
Most people are not content with who they are, and want to be a better version of themselves in the future. But most will never become the person they want to for one of two reasons:
1. Deep down inside, they don’t believe they can be.
2. They’re just not willing to do the work to become that person
September 2022
How to Get Stubborn, Narrow Minded, Hard Headed People to Accept Change
Did you know that Wrigley’s chewing gum started out making soap? Or that Nintendo was in the hotel business? Or that Play-Doh was invented at the request of Kroger to clean smut off walls? Change is part of every successful business. In this lesson, Glenn explains how to get people to accept it.
August 2022
Why It’s a Mistake to Try to Be Your Employees’ Friend
Have you ever tried to train a first-time supervisor who wanted to be their employees’ “friend”? It’s always a train wreck. In this program, Glenn explains why – and how to explain it to people who don’t “get it”.
July 2022
Forgiving Yourself When You’ve Done Something Really Stupid
Do you have a harder time forgiving yourself than forgiving others? Most high achievers do because anger is a motivator. And because high achievers hold themselves to a much higher standard than they hold others to. In this Leadership Lesson, Glenn explains why this can be so damaging to your career and personal relationships – and how to change it.
June 2022
Why Your Work Ethic Matters More Than You Think – Even If Your Job is Only Temporary
Do you want to get a raise and promotion without doing more work? It’s possible to do so by simply asking one question. On this program, Glenn explains what it is and why it changes how your company values you.
May 2022
Why You Always Praise in Public and Correct in Private
What do you think about the Will Smith slap of Chris Rock? Did you see actress Olivia Wilde being served with child support papers by Jason Sudeikis on stage? They can get away with that craziness in Hollywood, but it’s a career killer when you’re in management.
April 2022
Is a Two Week Notice Still Expected?
Can you imagine one of your employees getting on the P.A. system and telling your customers that you employ perverts and racists? That’s exactly what one woman did – and she even posted a video of herself doing it on TikTok. You’ll hear her rant on this month’s Leadership Lesson. (We bleeped out all the expletives, so it’s safe to listen with others.)
March 2022
The $1,000,000 Cover Letter
Even with a historic labor shortage, you still have to know how to get a company’s attention when you want to get hired. In this special edition, Glenn shares a cover letter technique so powerful that TWO publishers offered him $5,000.00 for it. If you or someone you know is looking to make more money, make sure to listen to every word of this one.
February 2022
Three Power-Robbing Phrases Should Avoid
What you say matters as much as how you say it. But when you’re in a leadership position, it matters even more. In this month’s Leadership Lesson, we look at three common phrases that everybody uses, but that you should never use when you’re in management.
January 2022
How to Start Believing in Yourself… Even When You Have a Hard Time Believing in Yourself
Do you know someone who’s their own worst critic and has a hard time accepting compliments? Have you ever wondered why it’s easier to believe the bad stuff people say about us than it is to believe the good stuff? In this month’s Leadership Lesson, we dive into that.
2021
December 2021
How to Start 2022 by Thinking Like a Billionaire (even if you’re broke!)
Did you accomplish everything you wanted to in 2021? Were you one of the millions of Americans who saw the value of their home value and 401k skyrocket? Or were you one of the millions who “missed out”? Either way, you need to listen to this before the start of 2022.
November 2021
ANOTHER Three Unusual Places to Find Employees
If small businesses are having such a hard time finding enough people to hire, how are large companies dealing with this labor shortage? In this month’s lesson, Glenn shares three unusual labor sources that giant companies including Google, Facebook, IBM, Walmart, UPS, Starbuck’s and McDonald’s are using. Sources that are so unusual, most companies would have never considered them just a few years ago.
October 2021
Why Are There “No Good People” to Hire? The Answer Might Surprise Yo
In the previous two monthly leadership lessons, Glenn covered unusual ways to find employees in a tight labor market. As the labor crisis continues to intensify, it’s important to understand what happened in 2020 that will forever change the way we hire moving forward (and it’s not Covid-19). In this month’s lesson, Glenn explains what that major contributing factor is.
September 2021
Seven More Ways to Attract Job Applicants in an Ultra, Ultra Tight Labor Market
The “Great Resignation” is here as more people than ever are quitting their jobs. And after over a year of the pandemic, studies are finding that half of the workforce expects to work from home at least part time and will look for another job if they have to go back to the office full time. It’s creating the perfect storm for employers. In this month’s program, Glenn gives you seven ways to make your company stand out as the most interesting place to work – without breaking the bank.
August 2021
Three Unconventional Places to Find Job Applicants
The Baby Boomers are retiring at a rate of 10,000 per day. The labor participation rate is at an all time low rate. And workers are quitting their jobs at an all time high rate. In this program, Glenn shares three labor sources you probably haven’t thought of, but should.
July 2021
How to Manage Employees with Out-of-Control Egos
In this month’s program, Glenn explains two ways to get egotistical people to be team players.
June 2021
Is It Unethical to Fire an Employee for Getting Pregnant?
Is it ethical to fire an unmarried employee for getting pregnant? The answer may not be as clear as you think. One Nashville company is being sued for doing that, and legal experts say it may win the case because the employee violated the company’s moral code against premarital sex. Court records indicate that at least 12 other employees were fired or forced out for the same reason. While that may be unusual, it does bring up an important question about an employer’s right to set ethical standard for their employees.
May 2021
Why Ignorant People Think They Know More than You Do About How to Do Your Job
Ever get tired of people who don’t know Jack Squat trying to tell you how to do your job? Or live your life? It’s more than being a Know-It-All. It’s a psychological principle called the Dunning-Kruger effect. Glenn explains it in this month’s program.
April 2021
How to Manage Younger Employees Who Grew Up with Helicopter Parents that Micromanaged Their Lives
Helicopter parenting can cause serious damage to children, including underdevelopment of the brain, emotional difficulties, low self-esteem, poor coping skills, and entitlement mentality, meanness, and even mental health problems. In this program, Glenn covers three things managers can do to help young employees who grew up smothered by this parenting style grow and develop into all they can be.
March 2021
How to Get People to Pay Attention to Details (Part 2) Somewhere!
Most often used in schools, the military, and in sports, it’s controversial and isn’t for everyone. But when “Collective Punishment” (punishing an entire group because of one individual’s actions) is used properly, it’s a highly effective way of getting people to do what they’re supposed to. Could it work in your business? In this program, we’ll examine the Pros and Cons, and how to implement it if you think it’s for you.
February 2021
How to Get People to Pay Attention to Details (Part 1) Somewhere!
Have employees who don’t think doing 99% of their job is good enough. On this program, Glenn explains why “close” isn’t good enough.
January 2021
“With All This Manure, There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere!
Think 2020 was a terrible year? It depends on who you listen to. Even in times of crisis, there are always opportunities. In this program, Glenn explains how one woman built a six-figure income in 2020 by selling junk on eBay during the Covid 19 shutdown. And how the stock market ended up by 70% from its low point of the year (but you never heard that in the news). And what you should do in 2021 to make sure you don’t miss out on opportunities that lie ahead.
2020
December 2020
Why You Sometimes Need to Fire People Who Are Good at Their Jobs
Just because someone is good at their job doesn’t mean they’re a good employee; it only means they’re a good worker. To be a good employee, they must be good at what they do AND must “play well with others”. In this program, Glenn explains what to do when you have employees who are great at jobs, but make other people want to quit.
November 2020
Why Negative Feedback Seems to Have a Bigger Impact on Employee Performance
Negative feedback may seem to have a bigger impact on employee performance than positive feedback. But it could be a psychological phenomenon known as Return to the Mean.
October 2020
LWOP (Leave Without Pay)
How much unpaid time off work does federal law allow? The answer will surprise you.
September 2020
Why You Have to Willing to be Unpopular When You’re in Management
August 2020
What Motivates People More than Money
July 2020
Why You Have to Give Your Best, Even When You Feel Like @^%#
June 2020
Why People Would Rather Work for a Jerk Than a Weenie
May 2020
“Imposter Syndrome” (When You Secretly Feel Like a Fraud)
April 2020
Three Ways You Will Benefit from Coronavirus… and How Some People Will Get Rich from It
March 2020
Disgusting Nose Hair and Job Descriptions
February 2020
Why You Sometimes Have to Let Bad People Get Away with Doing Bad Things
January 2020
Why You Should Have Your Kids, Your Wife, and Your Employees Evaluate You
