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“Growth demands the temporary surrender of security.” – Gail Sheehy I remember as a kid overhearing a conversation that had to do with someone who was approaching retirement.  The gist of the [...]

“Men make history and not the other way around.  In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still.  Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change [...]

“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien I’ll be doing some wandering over the next couple of weeks, so it will be quiet in this space.  Hopefully in the [...]

“If the rate of change outside your business is greater than the rate of change inside your business, then you’re out of business.” – Anonymous If you don’t like change, then 2020 and 2021, so [...]

“If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business.” – B.C. Forbes Last week in this space we talked about reaching the point – hopefully soon – where we can stop hunkering [...]

“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” – Benjamin Disraeli With everything that’s happened over the past 15+ months, a large portion of the world has [...]

It’s a holiday today in my part of the world.  Any holiday is a good time to remember the things we’re thankful for, but given the craziness of the past year it’s especially [...]

“I love to doubt as well as know.” – Dante Alighieri One of the ideas we get in our heads as leaders is that we have to have answers. People come to us with problems and we feel like we’re [...]

“Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.” – Ann Patchett There have been a lot of posts in this space over the years about focus.  The [...]

“Now is the time to be constructive, not destructive, and we’re just getting started.” – Tina Craig  As a leader, people are watching you.  You probably already know this, but sometimes it’s good [...]