TheChangeAdvantage – Page 18

Little + Little = Big

“The man who moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius Last week in this space the topic was change and the idea that regardless of how successful things have been in the past, we still need to be continually changing. I didn’t hear from anyone who disagreed; however, I did hear from … Read more

No More of the Same

“All failure is failure to adapt; all success is successful adaptation.” – Max McKeown I recently had the opportunity to work with a 100+ year-old business that was thinking about leadership. The company President of 30+ years was retiring, and the board of directors was beginning the search for the next President. The company had … Read more

What About You?

“‘I must do something’ will always solve more problems than ‘Something must be done’.” – Anonymous We live in a chaotic world. Between global pandemics, economic turmoil, racial issues, environmental challenges, it seems like there’s no end to the obstacles we face. And that’s just the worldwide stuff. There are literally dozens of issues that … Read more

What Do You Actually Want?

“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” – Jim Rohn People are interesting creatures. We like to talk about things like excellence, work ethic, success, etc. We say we want those kinds of things, and that those are the kinds of things you should … Read more

Make A Choice

“There comes a moment when you have to stop revving up the car and shove it into gear.” – David Mahoney I recently was chatting with a business leader who mentioned that they were trying to fill a key vacancy among their leadership team. They had three good candidates, but they spent weeks agonizing over … Read more

Good and Bad

“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.” – Frederick Buechner Last week in this space we talked about finding your passion and then spending your energy following it. If you’re not doing what you’re passionate about, it’s physically impossible to be the best you there is. You just won’t … Read more

What Makes You Alive?

“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 I was recently speaking with a group of leaders about one of everybody’s favorite topics, time management. Each person had a different … Read more

Step Back & Slow Down

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius One result of being told we live in a fast-paced world is that we believe we have to hurry all the time. We’re told that if we’re not constantly going full throttle that we will certainly get behind, … Read more

So Much Complexity

“Out of clutter, find simplicity.” – Albert Einstein Last week in this space the topic was fuel & where we go to get energy. Someone said to me that they’ve figured out where they go to get energy, they just aren’t sure what to do with it when they find it. They could take off … Read more

What’s Your Fuel

“When you look at people who are thriving in their jobs, you notice they didn’t find them, they made them.” – Ashley Goodall One of the aspects of real success that gets overlooked is energy. People like to talk about their skills, whether technical or people-related, and people like to talk about their characteristics – … Read more

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