Dr. Maynard Brusman is the president of Working Resources, a leadership development and executive coaching firm specializing in working with law firms and lawyers. We help companies and law firms assess, select, coach, and retain emotionally intelligent people. He is a highly sought-after speaker and workshop leader. He facilitates high performance leadership retreats. He specializes in working with senior level executives and attorneys.

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	How to Grow Your Future-Focus - You Can See Forever by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Feb, 2012 Question for Discussion – How do you as a leader create the future? I loved reading Steve Job’s biography and have recommended it to many of my clients and friends. I was so inspired by his focus and passion. Mr. Job’s driven and perfectionistic personality motivated him to achieve gre...
	3 Ways to Grow Your Future-Focus by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012 Question for Discussion – How do you as a leader grow your future-focus? I was mesmerized by Steve Job’s biography. I was fascinated by his focus and passion. Mr. Job’s complex personality motivated him to achieve greatness. Steve Job’s creativity and genius for creating products that ...
	Developing Future Focus - Sparking Energy for What Really Matters by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012 Question for Discussion – How do leaders in your company help people see their role in building a better future? Developing Future Focus I could not put Steve Job’s biography down. I found it so fascinating because of his focus and passion, and the intense drive in his personality t...
	Generational Clash Points - Issues You Can’t Ignore by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012 The different generations represented in the workplace have different strengths that must be wisely managed to minimize conflict and ensure that everyone is fully engaged. Enlightened leaders at all levels create a workplace culture that supports and nourishes the unique motivations and va...
	Focus on the Future - How to Be More Forward-Looking by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012 Question for Discussion – How important is focusing on the future for leaders? My wife bought me a copy of Steve Job’s autobiography which I found fascinating on so many levels. Steve Job’s intensity, focus, passion and genius for creating products that invent the future is so inspiri...
	Future Focus - What People Want from Leaders by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012 Question for Discussion – Why is the competency of “forward-looking” so important for leaders? I recently read Steve Job’s biography which I found fascinating because of his creativity and the complexity of his personality that motivated him to achieve greatness. Steve Job’s passion a...
	How Leaders Develop Future Focus - How Far Can You See? by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012 Question for Discussion – How Far in the Future Can You See? I recently read Steve Job’s biography which I found fascinating because of his focused passion and the intense drive in his personality that motivated him to achieve greatness. Steve Job’s creativity and genius for creatin...
	Inside the Mind at Work – Discover Your Inner Work Life by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012 Question for Discussion: Is recognizing small wins the best way to motivate a workplace team? Recognizing small wins is the best way to motivate your team. People like to know where they stand to be fully engaged. In-the-moment positive feedback based on progress helps motivate emp...
	Inside the Mind at Work – Facilitating Progress and Dealing with Setbacks by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2012 Question for Discussion: How important is focusing on small wins in motivating employees? The topic of controlling bosses and perceived negativity comes up quite often in my executive coaching sessions. My clients want to have more input into decision-making and how work is done to stay...
	Inside the Mind at Work – What Really Motivates Us? by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Dec, 2011 Question for Discussion – How important is managing for progress? The topics of performance evaluations and feedback come up quite often in my executive coaching sessions. It’s human nature that people want to know where they stand. I often suggest to my coaching clients that in-the...
	Inside the Mind at Work - Manage for Progress by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Dec, 2011 One of my executive coaching clients, the Managing Partner of a Bay Area Law Firm and I were recently engaged in a conversation about assessing his firm’s talent. She talked about how one of the manager’s in the San Francisco location didn’t feel that one of her employees had the capabil...
	Four Generational Clash Points at Work by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Dec, 2011 An argument can be made that the different generations represented in the workplace view work in four ways that can create conflict that must be managed to ensure full engagement. Learning how to work, live and play together is crucial, and every manager must master ways to bridge gene...
	Clash Points at Work – How Are the Generations Different? by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Nov, 2011 My trusty old Toyota Camry overheated the other day. I had the car towed to my mechanic and called Enterprise Car Rental to pick me up. The driver of the pick-up van was pretty friendly so we started to talk. He’s 71 years old and a retired mortician. He works full time for Enterprise. ...
	Clashing at Work – Who Are the Generations? by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Nov, 2011 I was recently meeting with one of the senior leadership team members of one of my San Francisco Bay Area clients. She was struggling to deal with the conflict between supervisors who had been on the job for a number of years and new and younger employees. The younger employees wanted ...
	Clash Points at Work – Geeks and Geezers by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Nov, 2011 I was recently thinking about getting the new iPhone for my fifteen year old son. I still don't have a smart phone, and thought maybe it was time to get one for myself too and use some of the apps. My son quipped "why dad...you don't even know how to use all of the functions on the tv remo...
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