July 14, 2015
“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.” ~ Jim Rohn There’s a song by Sophie Ellis Bextor; ‘Murder on the Dance Floor’ with a catchy tune. It starts “There’s murder on the dance floor, but you better not kill the groove…” Sadly, as […]
Read MoreJuly 07, 2015
“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.” ~ John Wayne As leaders all too often we can be consumed by business, our career, team and our own self-importance […]
Read MoreJune 30, 2015
“It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.” ~ Christine Gregoire The world has gone freakin’ mad. Within a couple of days last week, we had mass murders, a riot and a […]
Read MoreMay 01, 2015
“Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.” George Orwell For the first time in history we have four generations in business. People are now healthier, living longer and retiring later. The generations of Baby Boomer, Gen X, Y […]
Read MoreMay 01, 2015
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker Back when I was in the corporate world the amount of hours you put in each day was often recognized as dedication and high performance. When in fact, it was really poor time management and organizational skills. […]
Read MoreApril 25, 2015
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” ~ Terry Pratchett I am like a […]
Read MoreApril 24, 2015
“Clarity affords focus” Thomas Leonard I’ve written about communication previously and the lean towards technology as the primary tool of choice. What this appears to be leading to is a complete lack of clarity for our employees about their measure of success. Whether technology can be to blame for this is unclear and I could […]
Read MoreApril 16, 2015
Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk on ‘Start with Why’ is the perfect extension to Brené Brown’s talk I shared two weeks ago. Simon Sinek is an author best known for popularizing the concept of “the golden circle” and to “Start With Why”, described by TED as “a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting […]
Read MoreApril 16, 2015
“Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It’s tough to do that when we’re terrified about what people might see or think.” ~ Brene Brown This is the first Ted Talk I would like to share with you. Brené Brown, Ph.D., is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social […]
Read MoreApril 16, 2015
“The one word that makes a good manager – decisiveness.” Lee Lococca Over the Easter break we took a trip to the Coonawarra wine region in South Australia. It’s about a five-hour drive through some lovely countryside. There’s not a lot to do in the car except to take a breath, enjoy the views of […]
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