“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk.” – Doug Larson I Googled “leadership” this morning and got 451 million hits. If you read any business publications or blogs or watch any TED talks you know people everywhere are talking about leadership. We spend endless hours … Read more
“The world is full of people that have stopped listening to themselves or have listened only to their neighbors to learn what they ought to do, how they ought to behave, and what the values are that they should be living for.” – Joseph Campbell I like to give people credit for being fairly intelligent. … Read more
“In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer I’m sure some of you reading this have either read or at least heard of the late Stephen Covey‘s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It’s … Read more
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” – Winston Churchill It’s been the trendy thing for some years now for leaders to talk about “buy in” from their people. And certainly it’s not just trendy – it really does matter. It is important that people in your organization are … Read more
“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” – Theodore Roosevelt A couple of weeks ago I had a conversation that I feel like I’ve had 50 times before. I was visiting with a local service provider and talk eventually turned to … Read more
“You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.” – Jim Rohn We live in a society where a lot of people get excited about the wrong things. Today I’m thinking about the number of hours we work. I’ve heard a lot of leaders talk about … Read more
“Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream.” – Peter McWilliams I recently finished reading (for the 2nd time) The Advantage a book by one of my favorite authors, Patrick Lencioni. The whole book is good, but the part … Read more
“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” – Flannery O’Connor I recently conducted a workshop for a group of business people whose industry is in the midst of very rapid, radical change. Without exception, this group has been very successful over the years, but the changes they’re currently experiencing cast … Read more
“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.” – Ben Stein As I sit here doing something I’ve never done before (writing one of these posts on an airplane), I find myself thinking about a question I heard two people discussing earlier today. What … Read more
“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.” – Dwight Eisenhower I was fortunate enough to be having a conversation with two great clients last week and it was similar to a dozen conversations I’ve heard before. The main idea of it … Read more
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