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“Know thyself.” – Socrates Leaders spend a lot of time trying to understand a lot of different things.  They spend countless hours trying to grasp the economic drivers of their industries and how their business might take advantage of its environment.  They spend vast amounts of time and energy trying to understand the people who … Read more

“No one can whistle a symphony.  It takes a whole orchestra to play it.” – H.E. Luccock Speaking from personal experience, as well as the viewed experiences of our clients, there is no single factor that is more likely to hold back organizations from attaining their goals than a lack of the right people.  It … Read more

“Contrary to the opinion of many people, leaders are not born.  Leaders are made, and they are made by effort and hard work. “ – Vince Lombardi Recently we held a session of our internal leadership development program.  We had assembled the “next” group of rising stars in our organization for a day to discuss … Read more

I was reminded today of the concept of Locus of Control.  The idea is basically this:  to what degree do you feel you’re in charge of your life?  Or your business?  You might say, “That sounds interesting, but what difference does it make?”  When I hear that argument, I’m reminded of a quote: “Whether you … Read more

“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