Today is the last day of 2020. It has completely changed the meaning of 20-20 hindsight. In fact, I hope it continues to fade in the rearview mirror. Almost all…
Jeff Haden wrote the original article in Inc. magazine and covered more steps than I’ve focused on here. I’ve been referred to as a “cocky SOB”, so maybe I fall…
Are you in a rut or a groove? One of the cartoons I enjoy is Animal Crackers by Mike Osbun. In a recent strip, one character with a glum face…
Have you ever been near drowning? When I was a kid I don’t know how “near” I was but I was afraid that I was drowning. Swimming at our local…
Amy Cuddy has written at least three very profound books: When They Trust You, They Hear You: A Modern Guide for Speaking to Any Audience Leadership Presence – Part of…
I’ve recently noticed there are Johnny Carson reruns from his old “Tonight” show on one of the networks. I always considered Carson the best night-time TV host so I began…
Fritz Seyferth is a great friend of mine and a wonderful executive coach and counselor. He promotes Growth Mindset as the first requirement of great leadership. I recently read a…
This concept was brought to me by my favorite author, Shane Parrish, through his farnamstreetblog.com. It’s a review of the book “How to Live on 24 Hours a Day” by…
We’ve talked a lot about perspective lately. Then I saw a short video by Barry Hall II. I thought it was great and decided to make this a short blog…
“U.S. Companies Lose Hope for Quick Rebound From Covid-19” This was a headline in the Wall Street Journal the other day. Buried in the body of the article was the…
Because the first blog on Mental Models was running long, I decided to break it into Part I and Part II. We’ll finish up the concept in this blog with:…
Mental Models shape our thinking. So much so that we can look at the same data or situation as someone else and reach very different conclusions because we each rely…
From the time we were little, we became aware of IQ. I first remember becoming aware of it in about the sixth grade. That means I was ten or eleven.…
The thought behind this blog was from an article on Entrepreneur.com. Here is the list they developed as they talked about increasing leadership skills. I agree with the list but…
Those words keep haunting me. They are the four words I remember from the book Future Shock. The book was written by Alvin Toffler in 1970. That’s 50 years ago!…