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It’s On You

“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” – Moliere I’ve written in this space many times before (here, most recently) about accountability. It’s a favorite word of leaders, writers, speakers, politicians, you name it. Everybody likes to talk about how they’re in favor … Read more

Control What You Control

“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” – Albert Ellis A fairly wise man once told me that about a third of the … Read more

One Thing We Want Everybody Else to Have

“When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.” – David Brin Quite often in the business world people grab hold of certain buzzwords and won’t let them go. Every conference you go to, every video you watch, every article you read, the same … Read more

What Exactly Are You Doing?

“ ‘I must do something’ will always solve more problems than ‘Something must be done’. “ – Anonymous Last week in this space the topic was the fact that people talk a good game about change, but they’re not really honest about it. I’d like to say that this week’s topic will be wildly different … Read more

Making Change Work

“Innovation without execution is hallucination.” – Thomas Edison One of the most commonly used words in any conversation around business these days is innovation. Everybody wants to be innovative, whether it’s in terms of products or services, delivery methods, leadership, whatever. The more creative ideas the better. The problem isn’t that a lot of businesses … Read more

How Will You Be Judged?

“You’re going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times. But in the end, it’s always their actions you should judge them by.” – Nicholas Sparks Core values and culture and all those kinds of things are very trendy these days. Walk into any … Read more

Who Are You?

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” – Lao Tzu We as leaders spend a lot of time thinking & worrying about things that are external to ourselves. Customers, competitors, the people who work with and for us, the government, etc. And rightly so. All of those things require us … Read more

The Power of Belief

“It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” – Muhammad Ali The video we posted last week has been stuck in my head now for awhile. I keep thinking, “What do I really believe?” and, more importantly, “What am I doing/saying/thinking every … Read more

Accountability in Your Business – Are You the Problem?

“When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.” – David Brin One of the more frustrating parts of what I do for a living is listening to management groups complain about a lack of accountability in their organizations, and then listening to that … Read more

Growth & Change

“It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.” – Al Batt All of our talk about growth the past few weeks & months is, in the end, just that – talk. At some point the talking has to stop and the working has to begin. … Read more

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