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“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 [...]

“God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it in the nest.” – Swedish proverb Patience is a complicated virtue.  The dictionary says that patience is “the capacity to accept or tolerate [...]

“One should pay attention to even the smallest crawling creature, for these too may have a valuable lesson to teach us.” – Black Elk Last week in this space the idea was that leaders need to make [...]

“Everybody believes in innovation until they see it.  Then they think, ‘Oh no; that’ll never work.  It’s too different.’ “ – Nolan Bushnell I’m fortunate to be able to work with leaders from a [...]

“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 [...]

“When you’re through changing, you’re through.” – Bruce Fairchild Barton One of the most challenging things leaders have to deal with is what I call a “legacy of success”.  Leading an [...]

“The success combination in business is:  Do what you do better…and:  do more of what you do.” – David Joseph Schwartz Leaders get pulled in a lot of different directions.  That’s true whether [...]

“There exists in the world a single path along which no one can go except you: wither does it lead?  Do not ask, go along it.” – Friedrich Nietzsche One of the marks of a great leader is the [...]

“If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.” – Cavett Robert Being a leader is difficult.  You get bombarded with questions and requests and complaints.  You’re asked to [...]

“If you’re the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong – that’s healthy.” – Robert Townsend One of the struggles that many people in leadership roles face on a [...]