As you’ve probably noticed in my blogs, I’m a fan of Aristotle’s philosophy. One of his quotes makes a great point about criticism: “There is only one way to avoid…
This is oversimplified, but you can boil the purpose of most teams down to: Leadership Teams Management Teams Leadership teams provide vision and mission and deal with the difficult issue…
Shane Parrish, my favorite blogger, offered the following quote— “Become addicted to the process and results will follow. “ I believe many of us who are used to charging ahead…
Shane Parrish, my favorite blogger, offered the following quote— “Become addicted to the process and results will follow. “ I believe many of us who are used to charging ahead…
Years ago I was working with a client in Scotland. It was mid-June so the days were very long. Because Scotland is so far north the sun rises at about…
As you’ve probably noticed in my blogs, I’m a fan of Aristotle’s philosophy. One of his quotes makes a great point about criticism: “There is only one way to avoid…
We recently remembered the 20th anniversary of 9/11. I was in New York City working with a client on 9/10. Trying to get home that evening from La Guardia, we…
Most people are list makers. I’ve observed two types. Logical, structured lists, usually written down in chronological order. Myers-Briggs refers to these types as Judging. Don’t let the title throw…
This is oversimplified, but you can boil the purpose of most teams down to: Leadership Teams Management Teams Leadership teams provide vision and mission and deal with the difficult issue…
This comes from an article in INC magazine with that same title. In that article, they list a couple of issues that do make you a leader. “From Intimacy comes…
“Just because I disagree with you doesn’t mean I hate you. We need to relearn that in our society.” – Morgan Freeman Why are good friends able to disagree without…
The brain is an amazing thing. I’ve read a few things through the years about how brain chemistry affects Trust. But a recent article on the Harvard Business Review shed…
This blog is personal. Alumni of the year I was recently honored as the Alumni of the year from my high school. I was very honored and humbled. The upbringing…
“What we know is that entitlement is correlated with anger, meaning the more entitled you are the angrier you get,” said Ryan Martin, the author of Why We Get Mad:…
You’ve heard me talk often about the need to listen with the intent to understand. The better you get at this the better you’ll understand what’s being said. But the…