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“Have patience.  All things are difficult before they become easy.” – Saadi We would all love it if the world went exactly the way we want.  We make a plan, and everything falls into place.  We [...]

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato Fear is a real thing.  At some point, everyone deals with it.  We [...]

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world:  those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” – Ray Goforth Part of [...]

“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.” – Muhammad Ali I heard someone say recently that one of the things she was most proud of in [...]

“The responsibility of each generation is not to please our predecessors – it’s to improve conditions for our successors.” – Adam Grant A few weeks ago, I was working with a leader who faced a [...]

“Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer Money matters.  It’s not something we [...]

“If you don’t modify workloads to retain your best people, you’ll be forced to modify workloads when they leave.” – Jeremy Clopton Last week in this space the topic was people, and how no matter [...]

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt I was [...]

“Not to decide is to decide.” – Harvey Cox I talk to a lot of leaders who say that “being decisive” is a key trait of a leader.  I’m not sure exactly what they mean by that.  The dictionary says [...]

“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.” – Napoleon Bonaparte I’ve been fortunate to have many opportunities over the years to help leaders [...]