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“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.” – Muhammad Ali I heard someone say recently that one of the things she was most proud of in [...]

“The responsibility of each generation is not to please our predecessors – it’s to improve conditions for our successors.” – Adam Grant A few weeks ago, I was working with a leader who faced a [...]

“Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer Money matters.  It’s not something we [...]

“If you don’t modify workloads to retain your best people, you’ll be forced to modify workloads when they leave.” – Jeremy Clopton Last week in this space the topic was people, and how no matter [...]

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt I was [...]

“Opportunity is sometimes hard to recognize if you’re only looking for a lucky break.” – Monta Crane Last week in this space the topic was patience.  More specifically, the idea that a lot of [...]

“God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it in the nest.” – Swedish proverb Patience is a complicated virtue.  The dictionary says that patience is “the capacity to accept or tolerate [...]

“One should pay attention to even the smallest crawling creature, for these too may have a valuable lesson to teach us.” – Black Elk Last week in this space the idea was that leaders need to make [...]

“Not to decide is to decide.” – Harvey Cox I talk to a lot of leaders who say that “being decisive” is a key trait of a leader.  I’m not sure exactly what they mean by that.  The dictionary says [...]

“Everybody believes in innovation until they see it.  Then they think, ‘Oh no; that’ll never work.  It’s too different.’ “ – Nolan Bushnell I’m fortunate to be able to work with leaders from a [...]