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“It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief.  And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” – Muhammad Ali   What do you believe about your [...]

“Smile – it’s free therapy.” – Douglas Horton Since today is a holiday, and holidays are meant to be fun, we’re going to do something a little different.  [...]

“Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning.” – Charles Tremper We recently completed one of the quarterly workshops that makes up part of our Dynamic [...]

“If you’re the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong – that’s healthy.” – Robert Townsend Ask most leaders about conflict in the organizations they lead and [...]

Last week I threw out some ideas that might be a first step towards creating a vision for your organization.  Remember, that was just a beginning – you’d still want to think about things [...]

“Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” – George Washington Carver Last week in this space we talked about “relentless vision” and the idea that one of your key responsibilities as a leader [...]

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” – Proverbs 29:18 We spend a lot of time on this blog talking about characteristics of great leaders.  If you google “leadership [...]

“What must be done eventually should be done immediately.” – Jeremy Foley, University of Florida At various points in our lives, we all face major barriers that we have to overcome.  It [...]

“All failure is failure to adapt; all success is successful adaptation.” – Max McKeown Look up “adaptability” in the dictionary and the definition you see is “the ability to change (or be [...]

I attended a seminar last week about reinvesting in manufacturing.  One of the most interesting parts of the seminar was a panel discussion with a group of regional business leaders.  A [...]