What Will 2019’s Change Look Like?
“We are either progressing or retrograding all the while; there is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.” – James Freeman Clarke Every year about this time we see published one list [...]
How Are You Scaring Yourself?
“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.” – Rabindranath Tagore More and more it seems to me that a vast number of people have a common goal in life. I [...]
No Dictators Please
“Don’t tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” – George S. Patton I attended a conference for family businesses recently, and one of the [...]
3 Growth Areas in 2016
“You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety.” – Abraham Maslow A recent survey of international business leaders concluded that the #1 focus for those leaders was [...]
Fast vs. Big
“In the new world, it is not the big fish which eats the small fish, it’s the fast fish which eats the slow fish.” – Klaus Schwab The phrase “Bigger is Better” has been taken as gospel by most of [...]
Keep Yourself Sharp
“In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer I’m sure some of you reading this [...]
Who is Changing You?
“We find comfort among those who agree with us – growth among those who don’t.” – Frank Howard Clark Most people’s lives follow a predictable pattern. As we get older, we like to be more [...]
Who Aren’t You Growing to Be?
“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” – Josh Billings One of the more interesting exercises we use when talking about growth [...]
What Should Growth Look Like?
“Be yourself – not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.” – Henry David Thoreau I like that quote. I wish I had a way of measuring how much time we spend in our [...]
Leading Through Growth
“You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.” – Ken Kesey Last week I spent part of a day visiting with a leadership group [...]