“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” – Theodore Roosevelt I recently was fortunate to be asked by a client of ours to meet with a prospective new employee. Our client didn’t really have a specific role “open”, and there was some uncertainty about what exactly this … Read more
“If you want to succeed, you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” – John D. Rockefeller, Jr. I’ve had a number of conversations lately that seemed on the surface to make sense, but the more I’m thinking about them the more I think they miss the … Read more
“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” – Jim Rohn There are a lot of leaders out there who aren’t really leading their business; they’re managing (or simply working for) someone else’s business. They may technically … Read more
“Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have, and in recognition of this, would you mind having your salary halved?” – Theodore Roosevelt One thing I hear from leaders without … Read more
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Theodore Roosevelt The past few posts in this space (here and here) have spent some time on the idea of priorities and making sure we’re focused on stuff that’s really important. Our time and energy … Read more
“The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor.” – George Bernard Shaw Whether you’re talking about honor or your business, it’s extremely easy in today’s world to let yourself get stretched thin. There are so many things flying at us that if we … Read more
“As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears.” – Rumi The world is full of business leaders who feel completely overwhelmed. They have almost literally a hundred things to do every day, and that doesn’t count the things that will come up that are completely unexpected. A lot of them started … Read more
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman In each of our businesses, we spend time talking about customers and markets and buying habits and all kinds of things centered … Read more
“The talk you hear…about adapting to change is not only stupid, it’s dangerous. The only way you can manage change is to create it. By the time you catch up to change, the competition is ahead of you.” – Peter Drucker I saw this quote for the first time recently and it made me a … Read more
“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” – Winston Churchill I recently attended a conference where I had the opportunity to interact with a number of high-performing people from across the country. By the end of the two days, my head was spinning with ideas … Read more
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