“Nothing changes if nothing changes.” – Unknown In the past couple of weeks I’ve had a very frustrating experience on several different occasions. It’s happened before, but apparently my [...]
“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” – Josh Billings Leaders are constantly being pulled in multiple directions. The [...]
“Lost time is never found again.” – Benjamin Franklin The theme at our most recent Dynamic Leadership Forum centered around productivity. A big part of productivity is making effective use [...]
“The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager.” – Peter Drucker I like the Drucker quote above this but it’s also a little scary. Unfortunately, I [...]
It’s a holiday and we all need it, so here’s something a little different. Does your career sometimes feel like this? When I watched this the first time, I laughed, mostly [...]
“…It’s not about the effort, it’s about the outcomes.” – Maynard Webb Recently I was visiting with the CEO of a local manufacturing enterprise. He was expressing his frustration over the [...]
“Creative thinking…is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practiced and nurtured.” – Edward de Bono It’s not an original statement to say we live in a complex, uncertain [...]
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” – Sun Tzu One of the primary themes of our time appears to be uncertainty. [...]
“There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working.” – Robert Half I had the opportunity this past week to visit with a successful business owner who was dealing with an all [...]
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison All of us, on some level, have a fear of failure. We’re taught from an early age that winners are [...]
