Highfill Performance Group

People don’t change for companies, and they don’t change because it’s logical. They change because a motivated coach or peer or family member helps them make the transition. I had a manager that called himself a coach once that rarely interacted with those of us on his team. He spent all of his motivational talk time [...]

I’ve lost five pounds in one week on the Jenny Craig diet. This might not matter to you, for perhaps my weight loss is not your biggest priority. However, it matters to me because this is the first time I’ve stuck to a diet in a long, long time. I seem to be changing my [...]

Since I am a Change Leader, many of you might think that traditions aren’t high on my list. You would be completely wrong. Traditions are like the rocks that slow down the white water of change, giving us something to hold onto when the current gets to be too much. The holidays provide us with this [...]

Change requires a powerful beginning and a clear destination. Trying to control what will happen in the middle could make change a no go.

I couldn’t believe the man dropped his suitcase on my head. I stood in the aisle waiting for the gentleman to finish putting his roller bag in the overhead compartment so I could get into my airplane seat. Suddenly he spotted a beautiful, young blonde that was struggling with her own roller bag. He immediately [...]

You know why I love the woman in this photo? Because she’s my friend and she knows how to have fun. She is one of the people that creates a new story every single day, with new adventures. Sometimes I think we become so “corporate-ized” we forget that we are interesting people with fascinating stories hidden [...]

How perfectionism is the enemy of change, causing us to delay when change is most needed.