“People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged.” – Umberto Eco I recently finished reading an interesting book called The Challenger Sale, by Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson. I’m not big on reading book reviews disguised as blogs, so I’m not going to spend 1000 words talking about the book. I’ll just … Read more
“The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe One of the most challenging aspects of leadership is managing to stay focused on things that really matter. So much of what we run into every day is really not that … Read more
“Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.” – David Joseph Schwartz Last week’s post was about attitude. I’ve been reminded of the power of attitude & belief again over the past week, albeit from a slightly different angle. I was visiting with a somewhat successful business owner about … Read more
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” – Maya Angelou We’ve talked about the idea of locus of control in this space before, and the idea that as leaders we don’t have enough time or energy to waste either on things we can’t control. Reading … Read more
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