Believe and Act
“A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill We’ve spent a lot of time in this space talking about characteristics of great leaders – almost thirteen years, to be exact. And while all leaders are unique, those same characteristics seem to show up over and … Read more
Culture Ambassador
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde Leaders are asked to do a lot of things. Some of those things are tactical, some are more strategic, some are tangible, some more intangible, etc. Regardless, most leaders choose to be extremely busy, and while they’re busy doing lots of things, … Read more
More Learning
“Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” – Abigail Adams The post in this space from a couple of weeks ago (check it out here) generated some feedback from a number of people. The feedback essentially fell into two categories. The first we’ll call … Read more
Learners Wanted
“The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.” – Brian Herbert The term “lifelong learner” gets used a lot, and it’s meant as a positive thing. It’s so positive, in fact, that everyone you meet claims to be a lifelong learner and … Read more
You. Must. Act.
“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” – Theodore Roosevelt Last week in this space I encouraged people to try & avoid groundhog years. Get out and do something. Don’t just sit there and re-live the same thing over and over again. Try stuff. At least make … Read more
Try Stuff
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt Some of you may remember (or have at least heard of) the movie Groundhog Day from the early 90’s, starring … Read more
Light The Way
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw One of the highlights of my career is the opportunity I have to be part of a group of leaders that gets together … Read more
Am I In The Right Place?
“Don’t expect your boss, co-workers and customers (clients) to make you happy – realize that happiness is an inside job. Our happiness has less to do with forces outside of us and more to do with what’s inside of us. The way we think about work, feel about work, and approach our work influences our … Read more
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
