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“I am not young enough to know everything.” – Oscar Wilde A few weeks ago I posted something about how important it is for leaders to be lifelong learners. An enthusiasm for learning is one of [...]

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde There are plenty of factors that help determine whether any organization is successful. Things like marketing [...]

“Change is disturbing when it is done to us. Change is exhilarating when it is done by us.” – Rosabeth Kanter I’m fortunate to spend a lot of my career with leadership teams who are working on [...]

“You must make your mark on this earth, and, if you have never done so, it is simply because you neglected to use the powers you have, or you have neglected to develop them.” – John Henry [...]

“A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill There are a lot of people out there who are in some kind of position [...]

“Let us not seek to fix blame for the past – let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” – John F. Kennedy I enjoy watching sports, and I watch a lot of them. I enjoy watching teams [...]

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” – Maya Angelou Last week in this space the topic was our beliefs and attitude and how those [...]

“Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different.” – Katherine Mansfield We’ve talked in this space before about beliefs and [...]

“People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.” – Stephen Hawking It feels like lately in this space there’s been a lot of talk about belief and positive self-talk and [...]

“The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.” – Woodrow Wilson Last week’s post revolved around the [...]