Vision is Not Optional
“Drive thy business or it will drive thee.” – Benjamin Franklin A few weeks ago, someone forwarded to me a survey that had been ...
What Are You Looking At?
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought into a focus.” – Alexander Graham Bell ...
Do Things That Need Doing
“What must be done eventually should be done immediately.” – Jeremy Foley I’ve had a few meetings lately with leaders where someone in the ...
Reality Check
“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” – Flannery O’Connor Wishful thinking. Everyone criticizes it, everyone bad mouths it, ...
Find a Way
“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.” – Anonymous One of the traits I admire in successful leaders ...
Challenging Assumptions
“Everything must be taken into account. If the fact will not fit the theory – let the theory go.” – Agatha Christie Here we ...
Confidence
“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.” – Carl Lewis There are a lot of things that leaders ...
Are You Looking Up or Down?
“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” – Harper Lee One of the most amazing things about people ...
What Matters Most
“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker One of the things I ...
Lead Courageously
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain There are any number of traits that people ...
