“I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life.  You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your personal life is in shambles.” – Zig Ziglar How do you define success in your life?  It’s not a trick question, and there’s no … Read more

“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker I love that quote from Mr. Drucker.  How much time to organizations and individuals spend trying to get really good at doing things they shouldn’t be doing at all?  Based on my experience with our clients, … Read more

“Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.” – Napoleon Bonaparte Regardless of your industry, it seems virtually everyone ends up on the same career path.  You start out near the bottom.  If you do really good work, you’ll get promoted, take on new responsibilities, etc.  If you’re really good at that, … Read more

“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” – Benjamin Disraeli Stop me if this sounds familiar (no, actually, keep reading).  Someone works in your organization.  They demonstrate a complete lack of ability to play nice with others.  They don’t respect the organization, it’s policies, it’s culture, it’s people, etc.  … Read more