Are You Properly "Invested" In Your Work?
“If you had the opportunity to do anything you wanted to do, and money (financial compensation) was not an issue, would you still do what ...
Always Have A Backup Plan
Some time ago one of my business friends contracted with a large provider of software to have a new system installed for his company. Based ...
What Has Become of Customer Service?
Do you remember when “customer service” was a hallmark of good business? Retailers like J.C. Penney and Sam Walton understood their customers were their greatest ...
Who Are You Wearing?
“Who are you wearing?” Does that not sound like an odd question? It is, unless you are a celebrity walking the so-called “red carpet” prior ...
What Remains: The True Test of A Leader
If 100 business executives were asked what they considered the characteristics of a good leader, they probably would provide 100 very different answers. But in ...
Competition, Integrity, and Compassion
When we talk about competition in business, typically we are thinking in terms of trying to achieve an advantage over our competitors – whether through ...
Aligning Actions With Words
Over the past several years I have had the privilege of writing books about two companies with well thought-out, clearly articulated mission statements. They communicate ...
A Memorable Example for Finishing Well
It was more than two years ago, but I still remember the day vividly. I was with my friend, Dean Parrack, at the end – ...
The Pervasive Power of Persistence
What would you consider the foremost requirement for success in the workplace? Would it be talent? Or education? Training? Good luck? Certainly each of these ...
The Neglected Virtue of Hard Work
A survey conducted by Parade magazine, which appears in newspapers across the United States each week, discovered 51 percent of the 26,000 people polled believe ...
Handling The Dreaded Curveball
Prior to the 1950s, baseball was an almost exclusively American sport. It was often referred to as “the national pastime.” Following World War II, however, ...
Passing Time and Creating Vision
One of the startling realities of life is how quickly time passes. Children grow up and people get old in what seems like an instant. ...
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