Selfies and the True Self…
I see you. There you are… smiling with your arm outstretched and your face ever so slightly straining as you simultaneously juggle the role of photographer and subject. It’s you. The you I always enjoy seeing, but for some reason, it’s not the same. Can’t put my finger on exactly why. It’s just not the […]
Those who can, do. Those who choose not to try, criticize.
If a visitor from another culture, or planet for that matter, turns on a TV set or logs into any of our popular social media sites they quickly learn that we’re a culture that seems to thrive on criticizing almost everything. There are hundreds of TV shows where people just sit there and criticize things. […]
How does your company shoot free throws?
Here comes one of those sports stories that’s a metaphor for life and business. You’ve been warned. When I was on the high school baseball team, we were lead by an aging head coach who was proudly “old school.” He loathed astro turf, believed aluminum bats were a sin and as for the designated hitter […]
What’s on YOUR “Could Do” List
You know what you have to do. It’s written on your “to do” list and waiting to be checked off as soon as you do what you have to. But what’s on your “could do” list? You used to have a wonderful “could do” list and carried it everywhere you went when you were a kid. […]
The Value of Number 1
In the real-time digital business world, we have the ability to measure more of everything. We track everything right down to the smallest detail, continually segmenting the data down to the tiniest sub-group. The result is that we have a lot more companies that are number one at something and more and more companies market […]
Failure to Communicate
Almost every company has motivational posters hanging on their walls. These posters typically feature words like teamwork, commitment and excellence. In order to get the most out of their workforce, a great many companies also conduct ongoing structured motivational training that focuses on how to become highly successful, work more efficiently as a team or […]