Patrick Thean's Personal Blog

Every quarter is a thirteen-week race. It goes by fast. Before you know it, the quarter is over. And then the year is over. You are left..

Jack walked into his weekly team meeting thinking, “I have so much to do. I can’t believe I am going to burn two hours today in this status..

Having great weekly meetings is the secret to increasing your speed of execution and getting more initiatives done.

"Wow! Really? Mine..

My wife and daughter are obsessed with Criminal Minds. If you have never seen the show, almost every episode starts with a killing or a..

I’ve been a good boy, eating right and exercising daily. My good habits were working. My weight was trending downwards (one of the few..

We are proud to announce that Retail TouchPoints recently featured two of our long-time clients, Simms Fishing Products, and luxury..

Many CEOs I work with struggle with this same issue, and some don’t even know that they have a challenge. They present an idea to their..

Guest Satisfaction Scores. Hotels live and die by them. Hotel management and operating companies like White Lodging even more so. Dave..

We live in a P2P (People To People) world, yet often times it feels like we live in a T2T (Tech To Tech) world or a D2D (Device To Device)..

Meetings are a necessary part of business execution. Often times, the quality of your meetings and the timing of your meetings have great..

After my keynote session yesterday in Chicago at UBA's (United Benefit Advisors) 2012 Spring Meeting, we continued into a breakout..

I had a great keynote session today in Chicago at UBA's (United Benefit Advisors) 2012 Spring Meeting. Thank you for the warm welcome! ..

Meetings are very expensive. Especially executive team meetings. Here is a quick tip to get the most value out of your meetings. Focus..

I recently heard Daniel Pink, author of Drive, speak at the Fortune Growth Summit. Pink shared how the best way to motivate your team is..

Right People, Right Things, Right Results. Weekly focus on Weekly Priorities

Stephen Covey says "Begin With the End in Mind." Covey,..

So... What do you do if your critical number goes red? How do you increase team urgency?

Your daily huddle is fast and sharp. It's a quick sync up that helps your team align for the day. It is not for solving problems. When we..