Over the last several weeks we have been reviewing and expanding on the elements of a great team in our Thursday blog. At the same time, our Monday blog has…
Over the last several weeks we have been reviewing and expanding on the elements of a great team in our Thursday blog. At the same time, our Monday blog has…
I’m a big fan of Biblical teachings, ancient philosophers and adages. All for the same general reason, they each speak of truth and frameworks. Most of my ancient philosopher exposure…
I know, the actual quote says “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” The essence of the proverb is that you can give someone…
We’ve looked at three of the four sections that will help us build great teams: Truth, Respect, and now Elegance. This week’s blog is a summary of the Elegance portion…
A.B. Meldrum once said, Bear in mind, if you are going to amount to anything, that your success does not depend upon the brilliancy and the impetuosity with which you…
This will be our last blog post on the Elegance section of TREC: Truth, Respect, Elegance, and Commitment. We’ll summarize these three elements in our next blog as you begin…
The tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness.” —M. Scott Peck Avoidance-oriented people tend to move away…
We’re working through the Elegance section of a TREC. TREC stands for Truth, Respect, Elegance, and Commitment. These are the four elements that make up great teams. Elegance consists of…
On October 29, 1941, as the world reeled from the onslaught of the Nazi regime in Europe and faced a looming threat from Japan, Winston Churchill was asked to speak…
Let’s continue our TREC to a great team. You’ll recall that Aristotle defined four levels of the Pursuit of Happiness. Level 4 is the highest level that produces the most…
For any leader, they must understand that peacemaking on their team is a long game. Peacemakers understand the longer-term view Even as we stop focusing on ourselves, begin building interpersonal…
What does fortitude look like? He had failed repeatedly. On June 19, 2002, the Chicago millionaire Steve Fossett began another attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon, a craft…
As Peter Senge defines it, a learning organization is an organizational structure in which “people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive…
I’m a big fan of Biblical teachings, ancient philosophers and adages. All for the same general reason, they each speak of truth and frameworks. Most of my ancient philosopher exposure…