TheChangeAdvantage – Page 19

Back in the Game

“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” – Benjamin Disraeli With everything that’s happened over the past 15+ months, a large portion of the world has become accustomed to not being able to do the things we were used to doing. Travel, dining out, movies, sporting events, etc. – … Read more

You Don’t Have The Answers

“I love to doubt as well as know.” – Dante Alighieri One of the ideas we get in our heads as leaders is that we have to have answers. People come to us with problems and we feel like we’re supposed to solve them. Somebody stops in your office with a question, you’re supposed to … Read more

Focus, Not Obsession

“Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.” – Ann Patchett There have been a lot of posts in this space over the years about focus. The importance of focus, the importance of focusing on what’s important, the importance of staying focused amidst distractions, etc. The … Read more

What Do You Look Like?

“Now is the time to be constructive, not destructive, and we’re just getting started.” – Tina Craig As a leader, people are watching you. You probably already know this, but sometimes it’s good to be reminded. Whatever we say and do has an impact because it’s noticed. That certainly goes for our work ethic and … Read more

What Do I Bring?

“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?” – Benjamin Franklin Last week in this space the topic was value, and how as leaders our goal needs to be to provide as much value as possible to as many people as we can. The conversation was about focusing … Read more

Your Job Is Value

“To do more for the world than the world does for you – that is success.” – Henry Ford As leaders, it sometimes feels like we’re being constantly bombarded with problems. This customer needs this, or is unhappy about that, and an employee has this problem, and something isn’t right with that vendor, and on … Read more

Why Are We Doing This?

“If you don’t see the book you want on the shelves, write it.” – Beverly Cleary It’s easy for any of us to get stuck in a rut. We’d prefer to call it a routine, but it can become essentially the same thing. We do so many things automatically, almost without thinking, things we’ve done … Read more

Leading Is An Action

“If you wait, all that happens is you get older.” – Larry McMurtry Sometimes as leaders we deal with issues head-on. We know there’s a problem, we figure out exactly what the problem is, we identify possible solutions, we choose the one we think is best, and we implement it. We get people involved who … Read more

What’s Your Response?

“Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not the problem.” – Stephen Covey It’s easy, especially in chaotic times like ours, to have a sour attitude about things. Most people are tired, or stressed, or tired and stressed, and everything in life looks worse when … Read more

Who Are You, Really?

“What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.” – bell hooks One popular topic in business and leadership circles these days is authenticity, and the importance of being authentic in your relationships as an organization, both internally with your employees and externally with your customers and vendors … Read more

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