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Leadership

#Hiring December 23

I heard a college football coach say once that recruiting is a science but even at its highest level there is some guesswork. I believe the same thing can be said for HIRING. The...

Leadership

#Appreciation December 22

APPRECIATION is a an important part of keeping any relationship strong. Out of the clear blue two weeks ago I heard from a former colleague. He wanted to use me as a sounding board...

Communication / Events

#Confusion December 21

I am pretty sure all of us have circumstances where we suffer from CONFUSION. We mistakenly identify an individual as someone else is a case in point. We may also be in a conversation...

Leadership

#Delivery December 20

Amazon ships an average of 608 million packages each year, which equates to over 1,500,000 packages DELIVERED each day. When you combine what Amazon does with other UPS and USPS DELIVERIES that aggregate number...

Leadership

#Levels December 19

I find the work of Jim Collins fascinating because he is curious and data driven. He has authored or co-authored a half dozen books including many books Good to Great and Built to Last...

Learning

#Alone December 18

When I was in 5th grade attending a Catholic Grade School, there was a tradition that the 5th grade class would perform on Christmas Eve. I am not a gifted singer. There was a...

Books / People

#Hero December 17

This week I listened to Jim Collins talk about the author John McPhee on a podcast. John McPhee wrote a book called ā€œA Sense of Where You Areā€ in 1965 about my childhood HERO....

Communication

#Subjunctive December 16

have spent a lot of time the last two weeks listening to a number of podcasts called Ted Radio Hour hosted by Guy Raz. I came across an episode from 2013 that featured Phuc...

Leadership

#Inspires December 15

I got asked a very poignant question last week. What INSPIRES you? I answered very quickly it is not what that INSPIRES me but who INSPIRES me. Here are some of the qualities of...

Learning

#Office December 14

I have set up an OFFICE in my home where I write these posts each morning. My OFFICE has a work station, printer/copier, and a place to read. When I do have clients come...