ANGER IS NOT YOUR FRIEND
Have you noticed how angry people seem to be these days? Protesters yelling at each other on public streets and sidewalks. News commentators on TV ...
LEARNING TO LEAD BY SERVING
In the marketplace, we talk a lot about leadership. In reality, however, much of our daily life centers around serving – where we work, in ...
YOUR OUTPUT IS NOT HIS MISSION
Most professionals measure their worth by output. Deals closed. Projects shipped. Inboxes emptied. We live inside metrics and deadlines, and somewhere along the way, we ...
STICKS AND STONES CAN HURT – BUT SO CAN WORDS
When I was a boy, people would repeat the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” That sounded ...
THE VALUE OF CONTINUAL TRAINING AND LEARNING
When I was a young professional, I was blessed to work for companies that valued training. Whether I worked for a CPA firm or a ...
OPERATING AS CHOSEN INSTRUMENTS
The marketplace exposes weight fast. A deal falls apart. A trusted leader walks away. The numbers dip. The board wants answers now. Your team is ...
WE DO NOT WORK JUST FOR OURSELVES
When many people go to work, their motivation is typically self-oriented. They need to earn a living. They need to provide for their family. They ...
BEING TESTED BY PRAISE
Have you ever felt you were being tested? We tend to associate testing with adversity, having to confront significant hardships or formidable challenges. The test ...
ACCESS EQUALS INFLUENCE
Step into the office on a Monday morning. The hum of keyboards. The ping of emails. The competition that hides behind polite smiles and quarterly ...
BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM: WHERE IS THE LINK?
In today’s business and professional world, we can find and gain knowledge from many places and in many ways. Wisdom, on the other hand, is ...
LOOKING BEYOND APPEARANCES
The executive certainly looked the part. He was tall, athletic, radiating with a charisma that drew people to himself. What an impression he made on ...
WHEN THE NUMBERS DO NOT WORK
It usually starts with a screen glowing back at you. A spreadsheet. A forecast. A set of numbers that refuse to behave. The margin is ...
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